shoulder-fired
Carried, then launched
Shoulder-fired describes a weapon designed to be braced against the shoulder when aimed and discharged.
The term typically applies to military hardware like missiles and rocket launchers: shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, shoulder-fired surface-to-air weapons.
The shoulder mount provides stability for aiming while allowing a single operator to carry and deploy the weapon.
missile
Self-guided airborne weapon
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- StingerPortable surface-to-air missile
Javelin · projectile · anti-aircraft · anti-tank · RPG · warhead · targeting · infrared · guidance · heat-seeking
aiming
Directing toward target
kneeling · prone · tracking · lock-on · acquisition · reload · sighting · stabilization · bracing · recoil
- rocket launchersrocket launcher, RPG, bazooka, rocket artillery, launch platform
shoulder-firedsubmarine-launched
Fired from underwater vessel
ground-based · naval · airborne · stationary · crew-served
shoulder-firedfixed
Restored or immovable
stationary · emplaced · crew-served · towed · permanent
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