Why this missile was a game changer | The AGM-65 Maverick

Find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YimT9s2V1gc The AGM-65 Maverick transformed air-to-ground warfare. Developed during the Vietnam War to replace the flawed AGM-12 Bullpup, it became one of the world's first truly effective fire-and-forget precision-guided missiles. We explore the Maverick's origins, its revolutionary electro-optical guidance system, every major variant from the AGM-65A through to the AGM-65L, and its combat performance from Vietnam and the Yom Kippur War to Desert Storm and beyond. More than 75,000 Mavericks have been produced, serving with over 35 air forces—including the RAAF—and after more than five decades it remains one of the most successful precision-guided weapons ever built. Get your military aviation t-shirts here https://peacemaker.fashion/