SS.10 | |
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![]() SS.10 Missile (designated Robot 51 in Swedish service), housed in the Swedish Naval Museum | |
Type | Anti-tank missile |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1955 - present |
Used by | France, US |
Production history | |
Designer | Jean Bastien-Thiry |
Designed | 1948–1955 |
Manufacturer | Nord Aviation |
Produced | 1955-1962 |
No. built | 30,000 missiles |
Specifications | |
Mass | 15 kg |
Length | 0.86 m |
Diameter | 0.16 m |
Wingspan | 0.75 m |
Warhead | 5 kg HEAT |
Detonation mechanism | contact |
Engine | solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | 500 to 1600 m |
Maximum speed | 80 m/s |
Guidance system | wire |
Steering system | control surfaces |
Launch platform | Individual, Vehicle |
The Nord Aviation SS.10 was a MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile designed by the French engineer Jean Bastien-Thiry. In American service, the missile was called the MGM-21A. The missile entered service in 1955 with the French Army. It was used briefly by the US Army in the early 1960s. The missile ceased production in January 1962 after approximately 30,000 missiles had been built.