So, the euphoria of our favorite media about the adoption of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ATGM "Korsar" in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Defense has passed and it is worth noting, journalists like to exaggerate. First of all, it concerned those geniuses of the pen who, from their light expert hand, put the Ukrainian ATGM on par with the talk of the town, the permanent participant in the controversy over lethal weapons - FGM-148 Javelin, writes the blogger Zloy Odessit. Of course, ATGM "Corsair" and not close Javelin, starting from the difference in calibers (American 127-mm, and Ukrainian-107-mm) and ending with the control system, which in the FGM-148 is independent, independent after the shot from the operator. However, this does not mean that PTRK "Korsar" is useless rubbish of the Jurassic period, it's just necessary not to hang labels, especially on a par with complexes with which domestic development can not be equal, but to talk about "pirate" as an independent ATGM, for Certain goals and objectives. So, PTRK "Korsar" is a universal complex that can inflict BWM of various types and with different types of armor (including DZ), as well as reinforcements, aircraft and surface targets. The guidance and control system provides controlled damage to targets at a distance of up to 2,500 m and is carried out thanks to the guidance device PN-KU "Izyum instrument-making plant". In this case, the laser beam, by which the orientation of the guided missile has a high level of interference immunity and is stable to active protection systems, it is calculated to create interference. The laser beam itself is not used to illuminate the target, but is a channel for controlling the missile, which distinguishes the "pirate" from a number of analogues. One of the indisputable advantages of the "Corsair" is that it is quite light. For example, the mass of "pirate" in the complete set of rocket and container is not more than 13.5 kg, while for the same FGM-148 Javelin 15.5 kg. This allows you to fire from the shoulder, which increases the mobility of the use of this complex. In addition, we can say about the price of one shot from the "Corsair" which will cost about $ 20 thousand. And if we already talked about missiles, this ATGM showed the ability to fire both a guided missile and an unguided missile. In general, it has a choice of RK-ZK and RK-ZOF missiles: - RK-3K is equipped with a tandem cumulative warhead intended for the destruction of modern armored fixed and moving objects that have combined, spaced or monolithic armor, including Dynamic protection, as well as suspended helicopters. This missile provides armor penetration for dynamic defense of at least 550 mm. - RK-3OF is equipped with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead with a shock core and is designed to engage lightly armored objects, field type structures (DOT, MPT) and manpower. This missile provides through penetration of armored plates with a thickness of 50 mm. Actually, ATGM "Corsair" is, of course, not Javelin. But to successfully burn the T-72B3 and not necessarily be American blood, I'm sure the Ukrainian "pirate" will soon prove.