Jim Carriere wrote in news:cp5i37$rhl$1
@news.chatlink.com:

Eunometic wrote:
Hellfire, HOT, TOW, Swingfire, Trigat, Milan all manage quite well and
they aren't even sea water cooled.

I could be wrong, but I believe no versions of the Hellfire are wire
guided; all versions home in on a laser spot provided by a designator.

TOW, definitely that's what the "W" stands for.


That is correct - HELLFIRE does not use a trailing wire.

TOW = Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided

Dave in San Diego