Heavy ATGM Company*
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This company type used in the Jaeger Brigades as well as Independent ATGM companies. The company uses American TOW -ATGMs, capable of destroying most armour to ranges up to 4 kilometers. The companies are used in cooperation with other units usually in a defensive manner, as the TOW launchers are rather bulky and heavy to move with in an attack. They are used in open terrain with anti-tank barriers and indirect fire support to prevent enemy armour using their superior mobility in tank friendly terrain.*
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The TOWs in use are ITOW, TOW-2A and TOW-2B. The Finnish name for this weapons is Panssarintorjuntaohjus 83(M), with the M model covering the A (tandem HEAT) and B (top-attack) variants. For close protection these units use light rechoilles AT-weapons.*
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The company can be used concentrated to form a large killzone in areas where terrain allows it, or the platoons can be used to support fighting battalions in their AORs. Practice has proven that finding a position where the TOW can fully utilize its firing range is tricky indeed, especially in southern Finland.*