Matador Light Anti Tank Weapon On FutureWeapons

• Man!x

  25 Jul 08, 22:03

  Wow, i thought we are the only country using it. It looks effective though, so less reasons for combat boys to complain when lugging the %@# heavy weapon. Cheers!

  http://youtube.com/watch?v=DY7r45D1mjk

• gaoxingdcf07

  26 Jul 08, 16:16

  FutureWeapons 3 is showing later at 5pm on Ch11,Discovery Channel..

  Showing the lastest weapon in Isreal,showing Matador which our boys are using... Isreal is using too ~~

• Pitot

  26 Jul 08, 16:17

  discovery is ch 12 on starhubcable.

• wonderamazement

  26 Jul 08, 22:53

  same ep as SIMON right?

• Sepecat

  27 Jul 08, 14:36

  Matador is based on Dynamit Nobel's design. 

  The Israeli weapon shown on Futureweapons has different warhead from the SAF's.  

• shinkansen

  27 Jul 08, 17:47

  For training purpose the SAF only use sub-calibre. The MATADOR round cost about 3k. One shot 3K gone in just a second!

• fatone

  27 Jul 08, 18:12

  Originally posted by shinkansen:

  For training purpose the SAF only use sub-calibre. The MATADOR round cost about 3k. One shot 3K gone in just a second!

  fuck ur mother lah

  SAF got use MATADOR HEAT rounds also lah nb

• JasonC

  27 Jul 08, 21:58

  Originally posted by fatone:

  fuck ur mother lah

  SAF got use MATADOR HEAT rounds also lah nb

   

   

  that wasn't necessary.

• tek_koh

  28 Jul 08, 01:28

  he is just patrotic and protective towards his country's weapon =S

• lionnoisy

  28 Jul 08, 21:40

   

  Good news.

  i think the videos here

  http://youtube.com/watch?v=DY7r45D1mjk

  at about 11:00 min

  http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=138692

  RAFAEL MATADOR SHOULDER-LAUNCHED MISSILE SYSTEM - This lightweight, portable, shoulder-launched multipurpose weapon employs a suite a three munitions effective against fortified positions, light armor vehicles and urban walls. The Matador’s innovative features include smart munitions that discriminate between hard and soft targets as well as a reduced launch signature and backblast, making it ideal for urban combat. 

  http://rapidyinccatalogs.wordpress.com/weaponary/

  Weaponary

  These Weapons are from Discovery Channel’s Future Weapons Season 3.

  http://www.tv.com/future-weapons/israel-special/episode/1153194/summary.html

  http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=138692

  videos

   

   

   

• lionnoisy

  28 Jul 08, 21:41

  Israel Special #1 :
  
  Featured Weapons:
  - Rafael Simon 150 Rifle-Launched Grenade
  - Rafael Matador Shoulder-Launched Missile System
  - IWI Micro Tavor Assault Rifle
  - Hydro-Noa Menny D4 Door Buster
  - Hydro-Noa Sharon Breaching Kit
  - Elbit Systems VIPER Portable Combat Robot
  - Corner Shot 7.62 mm Assault Pistol Rifle 

  http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=138692

   

• lionnoisy

  28 Jul 08, 21:48

  

  http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/area.aspx?FolderID=342&docID=1006

   

• lionnoisy

  28 Jul 08, 21:56

  SG never claim every bolt and nut of new stuff

  designed and made in Singapore.

  http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?searchword=Matador&option=com_search&Itemid=671

  http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3385&Itemid=401

  The short-range weapon was developed by weapons officers from the army, the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Germany-based weapons maker Dynamit Nobel Defence.

• SingaporeTyrannosaur

  28 Jul 08, 22:14

  Matador’s innovative features include smart munitions that discriminate between hard and soft targets as well as a reduced launch signature and backblast, making it ideal for urban combat. 

  This part is clearly rubbish, which happens when you take too much of your information from the media.  the MATADOR fires a dumb, dual purpose warhead which switches from HESH-style effect to HEAT mode by means of manually extending a probe. If the soldier fails to select the proper probe mode, the warhead will be ineffective on the type of target it's intended for.

  The munition itself does not discriminate between hard and soft targets.

• Man!x

  29 Jul 08, 10:32

  what i hate about the weapon is that when you prone, the dumb thing will hit you in the head! it is also straining to carry it while in FBO cause it has to be carried on one shoulder, bloody instructors dont allow us to strap on full-pack. But now i heard they are using the current fieldpack straps on the Matador. Maybe carrying it like a pack.
• alwaysdisturbed

  29 Jul 08, 10:40

  Originally posted by Man!x:

  what i hate about the weapon is that when you prone, the dumb thing will hit you in the head! it is also straining to carry it while in FBO cause it has to be carried on one shoulder, bloody instructors dont allow us to strap on full-pack. But now i heard they are using the current fieldpack straps on the Matador. Maybe carrying it like a pack.

  haha, the same thing happened to me when i carried the law.

• Kommissar

  3 Aug 08, 14:48

  Cool, I watched this on TV without even knowing it was a Singaporean built weapon system... The more you know. :D

• Eat your vitamins17

  9 Aug 08, 10:48

  lol..that's why I developed the habit of dropping the matador when getting contacted