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This picture is easily enough found on the Internet, usually being identified as the Vickers Vigilant. However I've been wondering if it is actually a further development of the Vigilant that was ultimately not proceeded with.
It does share a lot of the same features of the production Vigilant, such as it's transport box/launcher, and MCLOS guidance, so it's possible I might be going down the wrong track here. Opinions?
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/one-man-antitank-missile
By the way, here's a 1959 Flight article on the development of the original Vigilant:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%201477.html
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%201478.html
It does share a lot of the same features of the production Vigilant, such as it's transport box/launcher, and MCLOS guidance, so it's possible I might be going down the wrong track here. Opinions?
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/one-man-antitank-missile
One-Man Antitank Missile (July 1962)
Compact enough for the ordinary infantryman to carry into battle on his back, an antitank-missile system is simple enough for a nonspecialist to operate and powerful enough to destroy any tank.
The 44-pound missile assembly (bottom) is easy to set up and ready to fire at all times. The operator (top), using a six-pound sight controller, can change the missile’s direction with a thumb-tip control.
By the way, here's a 1959 Flight article on the development of the original Vigilant:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%201477.html
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%201478.html