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Diagram of a Soviet RPG-43 antitank grenade. An anti-tank grenade is a specialized hand-thrown grenade used to defeat armored targets.Although their inherently short range limits the usefulness of grenades, troops can lie in ambush or maneuver under cover to exploit the limited outward visibility of the crew in a target vehicle.
The RPG-30 was unveiled in 2008 by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern anti-tank grenade launcher designed to address the challenge of reactive armor and active protection systems (APS) on tanks. [1]
The RPG-27 Tavolga ('meadow grass') was developed by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern, anti-tank grenade launcher with a one-stage rocket, designed to defeat modern and future tanks with advanced reactive and composite armor, and fortified infantry. [3] The RPG-27 was developed by the Soviet Union from the RPG-26.
The heads of a number of M24 grenades – their handles and fuses removed – would be strapped around a complete grenade, usually with simple rope, cloth, or metal wire, a solution initially invented during World War I using M15, M16 and M17 grenades. [11] These "bundle charges" could be crafted with up to six additional heads around the ...
An anti-tank missile (ATM), anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW), or anti-armour guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armoured military vehicles. ATGMs range in size from shoulder-launched weapons, which can be transported by a single soldier, to larger tripod-mounted weapons ...
Poland has signed a deal to buy anti-tank grenade launchers from Sweden's Saab in a deal worth around 6.5 billion zlotys ($1.63 billion), its Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Monday.
Anti-tank missiles X-7 Rotkäppchen Ruhrstahl AG X-7 missile based on air-to-air X-4 shown above, modifications on the tail, remote controlled Nazi Germany Fire unit resuable 1945 150 mm First anti-tank missile, few reports of its use on the Eastern Front, but seems successful. [113] Other category PIAT: Imperial Chemical Industries
Anti-tank guided missile. 152mm Contract estimated at €700 million for several thousands of Spike LR2 by the end of the 2020s. [72] Mines [73] AT2 mine Germany: Anti-tank mine — 3 variants: DM 1233 (for 110 mm LARS) DM 1274 (for Skorpion mine laying system) DM 1399 (for M270 and MiWs Skorpion) DM-12 PARM-2 Germany: Anti-tank Off-route mine ...