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|name=T.O.W. Missile
|name=TOW missile
|image=[[File:TOW Missile.png|225px]]
|image=[[File:TOW Missile.png|225px]]
|image text=
|image text=[[Robot Santa Claus|Santa]] about to fire the missile.
|inventor=
|inventor=
|owner=[[Robot Santa]]
|owner=[[Robot Santa Claus|Santa]]
|type=Weapon
|type=Weapon
|status=
|status=
|use=Devastation
|use=Devastation
|first appear={{e|2ACV04}}
|first appear={{e|2ACV04}}
|wikipedia=BGM-71 TOW
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The '''[[wikipedia:BGM-71 TOW|T.O.W. Missile]]''' is a heavy weapon that will cause devastation. It is famously used by [[Robot Santa]] on his rampage of destruction and mayhem on [[Xmas]] eve.
The '''TOW missile''' is a heavy weapon that will cause devastation. It is famously used by [[Robot Santa Claus|Santa]] on his rampage of destruction and mayhem on [[Xmas]] Eve {{et|2ACV04}}.


== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*The T.O.W. Missile, while an actual weapon, was used as a play on Mistletoe.
*The TOW missile, while used as a play on the word ''mistletoe'', is an actual anti-tank weapon first adopted by the United States Army in 1970 and by many other militaries in subsequent years.  '''TOW''' is an acronym for "'''T'''ube-launched, '''O'''ptically-tracked, '''W'''ire command data link, guided missile".


=== Quotes ===
=== Quotes ===
{{q|
{{q|
<poem>'''Robot Santa''': Your mistletoe is no match for my T.O.W. missile!</poem>
<poem>'''[[Robot Santa Claus|Santa]]''': Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missile!</poem>
}}
}}


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*{{e|2ACV04}}
*{{e|2ACV04}}


[[Category:Missiles]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Latest revision as of 21:12, 10 April 2011

TOW missile
TOW Missile.png
Santa about to fire the missile.
TypeWeapon
Owner(s)Santa
First appearance"Xmas Story" (2ACV04)
Episode
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The TOW missile is a heavy weapon that will cause devastation. It is famously used by Santa on his rampage of destruction and mayhem on Xmas Eve (2ACV04).

Additional Info

Trivia

  • The TOW missile, while used as a play on the word mistletoe, is an actual anti-tank weapon first adopted by the United States Army in 1970 and by many other militaries in subsequent years. TOW is an acronym for "Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire command data link, guided missile".

Quotes

    Santa: Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missile!

Appearances