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Anti-Tank Weapons
Fighting fire with fire.


1

AT-4 (Spigot) / 9M111 Fagot
The AT-4 Spigot anti-tank wire-guided missile system is similar to the French-made MILAN system, though smaller in size. It fires the wire-guided SACLOS (Semi-Automatic Command to Line-of-Sight) anti-tank missile. The system ...
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1970
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Bazooka
The American Bazooka was a successful - albeit simplistic - anti-armor developed as early as 1933, though not fielded until 1942. The system consisted of a basic tube, wiring and a pistol grip, fore grip and shoulder rest (al...
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1942
3

Boys Anti-Tank Rifle (Stanchion)
In 1934 the British Army issued a requirement for a light anti tank weapon. The designer of the heavy rifle was Captain Boys, a designer at the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield. For security reasons it was initially given a ...
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1937
4

Carl Gustav
The global reach of the Carl Gustav recoilless rifle emphasizes the popularity of the weapon, appearing in three major variants and in use by standard military and special forces alike for some sixty years. The system has bee...
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1948
5

Dynamit-Nobel Panzerfaust 3
The Panzerfaust 3 is a single-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher (only the sight and firing systems are reusable). It is designed to be a close range system to defeat heavy armor and to be used primarily in an urban wa...
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1992
6

FFV / Alliant TechSystems M136 AT4 Light Anti-Armor Weapon
The M136 AT4 is billed as the United States Army's primary light anti-tank weapon system available to infantry squads and is based on the original AT4 anti-tank shoulder-launched munition system. The system can be used by a s...
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1985
7

Hughes / Raytheon BGM-71 TOW
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1970
8

IMI B-300
The B-300 is an Israeli Military Industries product and is a man-portable anti-tank weapon system. It is designed to engage enemy tanks or fortified structures depending on the chosen warhead type (HEAT - High Explosive Anti-...
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1980
9

IMI M141 Bunker Defeat Munition (BDM) / SMAW-D
The M141 (SMAW-D) was developed for the United States Army to fill the role of "bunker buster", though the system itself has proven to be most multi-purpose in nature, particularly in urban the urban warfare setting. The syst...
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1984
10

IMI MAPATS (Man-Portable Anti-Tank System)
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Lahti L-39
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1939
12

LRAC 89
The LRAC 89 is capable of firing both armor piercing, smoke, anti-vehicle and illumination rounds. The system is comprised of fiberglass tubing and plastic. Rudimentary sights are provided on the body of the tube along with t...
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13

M72 LAW (Light Anti-armor Weapon)
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1961
14

MILAN (Anti-Tank Light Infantry Missile)
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1972
15

Panzerfaust 30
The Panzerfaust series of hand-held disposable anti-tank rocket systems was a highly-feared adversary to American tank and vehicle crews. The large caliber projectile could defeat any level of armor available to Allied crews ...
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1943
16

Panzerfaust 60
The Panzerfaust 60 was a middle-level development of the Panzerfaust 30 and the Panzerfaust 100. The "60" in the Panzerfaust 60 designation depicted the effective range the system had been designed for, as was the practice fo...
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1943
17

Panzerschreck (Raketenpanzerbuchse)
The Raketenpanzerbuchse (or commonly known as the Panzerschreck meaning "tank terror" because of the destructive results it produced or may also be known as Ofenrohr meaning "oven chimney" because of it's shape) was an anti-t...
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1943
18

PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank Mk I)
The PIAT Mk I (or Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank Mk I) system was the principle anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher for the United Kingdom throughout World War 2. The system was highly respected for it's armor-defeati...
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1942
19

Raytheon M47 Dragon
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1975
20

RPG-2
The RPG-2 is a rocket-propelled grenade launching system. It can trace its history back to the end days of World War 2 where captured German-designed systems were now being used against their owners. Essentially, the RPG-2 is...
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1949
21

RPG-7
The RPG-7 was the Soviet-produced follow-up in the RPG-series of anti-tank rocket launchers. The RPG designation is often referred to as 'Rocket Propelled Grenade' but the designation officially stands for 'Ruchnoy Protivotan...
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1961
22

Saab Bofors AT4-CS Light Anti-Armor Weapon
The AT4-CS (Confined Space) system is a man-portable shoulder-launched disposable anti-tank missile system designed specifically to be fired from confined spaces (hence the "CS" in the designation and is a further development...
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1985
 
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22 There are a total of 22 Anti-Tank Weapons in the Military Factory.


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