RVZ-96 Lance
| RVZ-96 Lance | |
|---|---|
 A URKVVSD | |
| Type | Anti-tank missile |
| Place of origin |  Quebecshire &  Akvarelusus |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1996-present |
| Used by | Akvarelian Armed Forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | TMD & Lussac-Marsan |
| Designed | July 1989 |
| Manufacturer | TMD & Lussac-Marsan |
| Unit cost | 235.475 QSC (missile only) |
| Produced | 1995 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 22.3 kg (49 lb), ready to fire
6.4 kg (14 lb), detachable CLU 15.9 kg (35 lb), missile in launch tube |
| Length | 1.1 m (43 in) (missile) |
| Diameter | 127 mm (5.0 in) |
| Crew | 1 or 2 |
| Caliber | 127 mm (5.0 in) |
| Effective firing range | Original CLU: 2,500 m (1.6 mi)
Lightweight CLU: 4,000 m (2.5 mi) From vehicle: 4,750 m (2.95 mi) |
| Sights | Optical sight & thermal imaging |
| Propellant | Solid-fuel |
| Flight ceiling | 150 m (490 ft) (top attack mode) 60 m (200 ft) (direct attack mode) |
Launch platform | Man-portable launcher |
| References | |
The RVZ-96 Lance with RVZ meaning Raketa «vystrelil i zabyl» (Jackian: Fire and Forget Missile) and Lance being the Quebecshirite word for Spear. This ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missel) was co-developed and co-produced by the Quebecshirite company of Lussac-Marsan and the Akvarelian company TMD. Its fire-and-forget design uses automatic infrared guidance that allows the user to seek cover immediately after launch, in contrast to wire-guided systems, which require a user to guide the weapon throughout the engagement. The Lance's high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead can defeat modern tanks by top attack, hitting them from above, where their armor is thinnest, and is also useful against fortifications in a direct attack flight.
