THE FIRST POLISH ANTITANK GUIDED MISSILE
Poland could have been one of pioneering countries in the domain of antitank guided missiles. Theoretical calculations had been completed, the first trials on the range were quite promising for continuation of the work. The direction of testing was developed, and the further stages of calculations and range tests were clearly defined. But the Artillery Central Testing Range in Zielonka was not prepared to continue the work alone. It did not have a suitable technical back-ground, and it wasn’t any production plant to prepare a relevant lot of missiles for testing. The Ministry of National Defence decided that the work would be continued by the ci-vilian Institute of Aviation in Warsaw which was ready to take the part of the leading agency. Despite many obstacles at the first trials a lot of work was made. At that moment the Soviet allies intervened to offer the ready antitank guided missile in October, 1961. Then the profile of the work had to be changed a bit, and finally the ambitious project had failed.