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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 ]
Saab has had considerable sales success with the AT4, making it one of the most common light anti-tank weapons in the world. [7] [8] The M136 AT4 and the M136A1 AT4CS-RS are the variants used by the United States Army. [9] The name AT4 is a word play on the 84 mm caliber of the weapon, (84) 'eighty four' being a homophone of 'A-T-4'. [10]
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 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 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]
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 ...
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
Light anti-tank weapon or Light anti-armor weapon may refer to: a weapon in anti-tank warfare; LAW 80 / LAW 94, British single-use anti-tank projectile system;