MSS-1.2 AC

The MAX 1.2 AC (previously MSS 1.2 AC) is a Brazilian anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The system can either be carried by infantry or mounted on vehicles and consists of a reloadable launch tube, laser-guided missile and firing unit, as well as a simulator and testing equipment. It was developed out of Oto Melara's “Missile Anti-Carro della Fanteria” (MAF, Italian: Infantry Anti-Tank Missile), which was rejected by the Italian Army. Brazilian involvement began in 1986 and it has since then been tested and redesigned by the Brazilian Army's research institutes and a series of Brazilian companies (Órbita, Mectron and SIATT). Development has taken decades, and the anti-tank missile sector, which the MAX 1.2 intends to fill, remained undeveloped within the Brazilian Army.