"Memo to self: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile"
Title
"Memo to self: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile"
Description
A two page document titled "Memo to self: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile" by former US Congressman Les AuCoin, describing the origins of and his connection to the Javelin infantry anti-tank weapon. The opening paragraph states: "I am the author of a legislative amendment requiring the U.S. Army to conduct a shoot-off between the three alternative technologies under consideration as replacements for the infamous Dragon infantry anti-tank weapon. My amendment specificed that operator survivability had to be an essential criterion for determining the winning technology. Out of this process came the Javelin infantry anti-tank weapon, which has had a transforming effect on the relationship between infantry and armor in the field of battle."
This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator
AuCoin, Les
Date Created
June 11, 2005
Subject
United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Antitank weapons--History.
Place
United States
Identifier
PUA_MS147_553
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text