AT-4 Spigot

The AT-4 Spigot is a 120 mm missile launcher used exclusively by Soviet military forces in ArmA: Cold War Assault.

Overview[]

The AT-4 Spigot (GRAU index: 9K111 Fagot) is an unguided, portable and reloadable anti-tank missile launcher.

It can only load 120 mm missiles fitted with high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warheads and has a maximum effective range of approximately 600-700 metres.

Like its American counterpart, the AT-4 served as the standard-issue heavy anti-tank weapon used by the Soviet Armed Forces at the height of the Cold War. Performance-wise, it is nearly identical to the Carl Gustav in almost every way, with both being powerful enough to destroy any non-heavy tank vehicle in just one hit. Even a heavy tank like the M1A1 can be disabled with a direct impact to the front or side of the hull.

However, the AT-4 also shares the same drawbacks with its American counterpart due to the size of its missiles. Just like the Carl Gustav, an AT-4 user is always restricted to carrying just one missile at a time since each missile occupies six inventory slots at once.^{[CfgWp 3]}

This basically makes the AT-4 a single shot-only weapon unless they manage to resupply somehow or have other members of the squad assist in carrying spare missiles. However, this in turn puts a strain on the total ammunition supply for the entire squad, as each missile brought along means six less magazines for each member's primary weapon.

Regardless, if employed in a defensive position with a readily available stockpile of missiles nearby, the AT-4 becomes an extremely deadly threat to every ground vehicle. A small group of AT-4 operators defending a position will be almost impossible to break through for armoured ground vehicles without suffering severe losses in return.

Optics[]

Recoil curves[]

 
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Munitions[]

The AT-4 can only load one type of missile.^{[CfgWp 4]} Each missile occupies up to six^{[CfgWp 3]} inventory slots:

Parameter	Value
Base damage value	800^{[CfgAm 1]}
Splash damage value	200^{[CfgAm 2]}
Blast radius (metres)	2.5^{[CfgAm 3]}
Launch velocity (m/s)	30^{[CfgWp 5]}
Maximum speed (m/s)	200^{[CfgAm 4]}

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Trivia[]

Cold War Assault's AT-4 is based on the real-world "9K111 Fagot" ATGM launcher that was first designed in the early 1970s.
- However, like many of the in-game Soviet weapons and vehicles, the in-game AT-4 is incorrectly referred to by its NATO reporting name as opposed to its actual GRAU index code of 9K111.^[1]
- The in-game AT-4 also possesses several unrealistic capabilities compared to its real-world counterpart. A prime example of this is it being depicted as a shoulder-launched weapon; the 9K111 in reality is designed to be fired from a static tripod only, as it is a line-of-sight, wire guided weapon that requires the operator to maintain aim on the target at all times.^[1]^[2]
- Other unrealistic design choices include it using the same optical scope as the American Carl Gustav M2 and being virtually identical stat-wise in every way. The 9K111 in reality would be significantly more powerful than the Carl Gustav as it uses a 120 mm anti-tank guided missile as opposed to the Carl Gustav's 84 mm rocket.^[1]^[2]
Prior to Patch 1.10 for Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (the original name of Cold War Assault prior to its re-release), a bug would cause the player's view to spin around if they were carrying an empty AT-4 on their back.^[3]

Gallery[]

Config/script references[]

CfgAmmo[]

↑ CfgAmmo >> AT4 >> hit
↑ CfgAmmo >> AT4 >> indirectHit
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 CfgAmmo >> AT4 >> indirectHitRange
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 CfgAmmo >> AT4 >> maxSpeed
↑ CfgAmmo >> AT4 >> thrustTime

CfgWeapons[]

↑ CfgWeapons >> AT4Launcher >> count
↑ CfgWeapons >> AT4Launcher >> recoil
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 CfgWeapons >> AT4Launcher >> magazineType >> "6 * 256"
↑ CfgWeapons >> AT4Launcher >> ammo
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 CfgWeapons >> AT4Launcher >> initSpeed

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Boval, V 2015, The best armor-piercing complexes in the world, Военное обозрение, viewed 18 February 2025, <https://en.topwar.ru/68240-luchshie-broneboynye-kompleksy-v-mire.html>.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Operational Environment Enterprise 2019, 9K111 Fagot (AT-4 Spigot) Russian Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), ODIN - OE Data Integration Network, viewed 1 February 2024, <https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/9K111_Fagot_>.
↑ Mcnicoll, J et al. 2006, Operation Flashpoint: Version History, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 1 February 2024, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Operation_Flashpoint:_Version_History#Patch_v1.10>.

External links[]

Wikipedia: 9K111 Fagot

Weapons of ArmA: Cold War Assault
Handguns	92F 9 mm • CZ-75 9 mm • Glock 17 9 mm • S&W .357 • Tokarev TT-33 7.62 mm
Submachine guns	Ingram .45 • MP5SD3 9 mm • PP-19 Bizon 9 mm • Sa-61 Scorpion 7.65 mm • UZI 9 mm
Shotguns	Kozlice
Carbines	AK-74 SU 5.45 mm • XM-177E2 5.56 mm (XM-177S)
Assault rifles	AK-47 7.62 mm (AK-47 GL, AK-47 CZ) • AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GL) • AUG A1 5.56 mm • FN-FAL 7.62 mm • G3A4 7.62 mm • G36 5.56 mm • M16A2 5.56 mm (M16A2 GL)
Sniper rifles	Hunting Rifle 7.62 mm • M21 7.62 mm • SVD 7.62 mm
Machineguns	M60 7.62 mm • PK 7.62 mm
Grenade launchers	6G30 • MM-1
Launchers	9K32 Strela-2 • AT-4 Spigot • Carl Gustav M2 • FIM-92 Stinger • M72 LAW • RPG-75NH
Static	M2
(Parenthesis) denote variants.

Soviet Union - Armoury (ArmA: Cold War Assault)
Handguns	Tokarev TT-33 7.62 mm
Submachine guns	PP-19 Bizon 9 mm • Sa-61 Scorpion 7.65 mm
Carbines	AK-74 SU 5.45 mm
Assault rifles	AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GL)
Sniper rifles	SVD 7.62 mm
Machineguns	PK 7.62 mm
Grenade launchers	6G30
Launchers	9K32 Strela-2 • AT-4 Spigot • RPG-75NH
Static	M2
(Parenthesis) denote variants.