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The M72 is the most common anti-tank weapon in the Finnish Army. [ citation needed ] Finland has recently upgraded its stocks to the M72 EC LAW Mk.I version. It is designated 66 KES 12 [ 23 ] Claimed penetration for the M72 EC LAW is 450 mm (18 in) of rolled homogeneous armor steel plate, nearly twice that of the M72A2. [ 24 ]
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 ...
The main armament of the 2S25 is a 125 mm smoothbore 2A75 tank gun, which is a derivative of the 125 mm 2A46 tank gun. [13] The angles of elevation and depression for the anti-tank gun are +15° and −5° respectively. When aimed towards the stern of the vehicle, the elevation and depression of the gun changes to +17° and −3° respectively. [4]
The RAC 112 APILAS (Armour-Piercing Infantry Light Arm System) is a portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank weapon, designed in France by GIAT Industries.Over 120,000 of the APILAS launchers have been produced, and they are in service with many countries.
The RBS 56B BILL 2 Anti-Tank Guided Weapon [1] is a man-portable or vehicle-mounted guided anti-tank missile using the overfly top attack method to attack the weaker parts of an armoured vehicle. BILL is acronym for Bofors Infantry Light & Lethal .
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
Research for a new Swedish light anti-tank guided missile began in the 1990s by the Swedish Armed Forces, for its mechanized infantry which were lacking both tanks and anti-tank warfare weapons. Initially, the project focused on creating as simple and cost-effective a system as possible; after some analysis, the need for a man-portable anti ...
An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. ATGMs range in size from shoulder-launched weapons, which can be transported by a single soldier, to larger tripod-mounted weapons, which ...