Infobox Weapon name RBS 56 BILL image caption origin flagcountry Sweden type SACLOS Antitank missile Type selection is ranged yes is explosive is missile yes Service history service 1985 used by Sweden , Austria , Lithuania , Brazil wars Production history designer design date manufacturer Bofors unit cost production date 1985 late 1990s number 15,000 variants General specifications spec label weight 36 kg launcher length 900 mm part length width height diameter 150 mm crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge caliber barrels action rate velocity 250 m s range 150 to 2,200 m max range feed sights Artillery specifications breech recoil carriage elevation traverse Explosive specifications filling filling weight detonation yield Vehicle missile specifications armour primary armament secondary armament engine engine power pw ratio transmission payload capacity suspension clearance wingspan propellant fuel capacity vehicle range ceiling altitude boost speed guidance SACLOS steering accuracy launch platform transport The RBS 56 BILL is a Sweden Swedish manportable SACLOS Wire guided missile wire guidedantitank missile developed by AB Bofors. Development began in 1979 and entered production in 1985. BILL stands for Bofors, Infantry, Light and Lethal . By 1996 15,000 missiles had been produced and supplied to the Swedish and Austrian armies. Between 1996 and 1997 Brazil received a number of missiles. In the late 1990s production shifted to the BILL 2 AntitankguidedweaponBILL 2 . The Swedish army received the first deliveries of the BILL 2 in 1999. Description A man portable BILL system consists of a missile in a sealed launch tube, tripod, day sight and thermal night vision ... Weapons 2005 2006 Category Antitank missiles of Sweden missile stub cs RBS 56 BILL de BILL it BILL pl Bill pocisk rakietowy sv Robot 56 Bill ... a hull down tank. When launched the missile is propelled from the launch tube at around 72 meters ... more details
The BILL 2 AntiTankGuidedWeapon is a man portable or vehicle mounted guidedantitank missile using the overfly top attack method to attack the weaker parts of an armoured vehicle . The weapon is currently in service with the Swedish Army . System Design The BILL 2 was designed upon the original BILL1Antitankguidedweapon that has been in the service of the Swedish Army since 1988. The BILL 2 is currently produced by Saab Bofors Dynamics , who are located in Karlskoga , Sweden . The BILL 2 comes with one 10.5 kg missile, a launching tube, tripod with x7 magnification day sight, and one thermal imaging sight. Operation The BILL 2 uses OTA or Overfly Top Attack to attack its target. The missile flies towards the target on a standard horizontal trajectory , but rather than directly hitting the target head on, it overflies it, detonating its warhead on top of an armored vehicle, where the armour is usually lighter. It also utilizes additional guidance accuracy via the installed rate gyro , which monitors the tracking movement of the launcher. It is designed primarily to attack armoured ... Army ? References reflist http www.army technology.com projects bofors Army Technology BILL 2 Category Antitank missiles of Sweden pl Bill pocisk rakietowy sv Robot 56 Bill ... buildings. The BILL 2 can be mounted onto a variety of vehicles and then fired remotely from inside the vehicle. Firing Modes The BILL 2 has three firing modes that the launcher s operator ... The BILL 2 Missile uses a SACLOS or semi automatic command to line of sight guidance system, and is controlled via wire. The BILL 2 warhead has an optical and magnetic sensor. The optical sensor serves ... point for the missile to detonate. The BILL 2 contains both a proximity fuse and an inertial impact fuse. The BILL 2 is armed with a double vertically striking shaped charge , which is a HE or high .... Operators AUT Known as Panzerabwehrlenkwaffe PAL 2000 Bill ref http www.bmlv.gv.at waffen ... more details
Infobox Weapon name M1134 AntiTankGuided Missile image Image Stryker vehicle.jpg 300px caption M1134 ATGM origin flagcountry United States type Armored personnel carrier is vehicle yes crew 4 length 6.95 m 22.92 ft width 2.72 m 8.97 ft height 2.64 m 8.72 ft weight 15 tonne t armour 14.5 mm resistant ref name Army Fact File cite web url http www.army.mil factfiles equipment wheeled stryker.html title Army Fact File Stryker accessdate 2008 04 16 ref primary armament secondary armament engine Caterpillar 3126 turbo diesel engine power 260 kW 350 hp suspension 8 8 wheeled speed 100 km h 62 mph ref name Army Fact File pw ratio ICV 15.8 kW t 19.3 hp sh tn vehicle range 500 km 300 mi M1134 AntiTankGuided Missile Vehicle is a US armored fighting vehicle from the Stryker family of vehicles. As the brigade s primary tank destroyer system, the ATGM reinforces the brigade s infantry battalion, reinforces the brigade reconnaissance squadron and provides long range direct fires. General The AntiTankGuided Missile vehicle ATGM provides an antitank overwatch capability that allows the Brigade Combat Team SBCT to concentrate on decisive maneuver by dismounted infantry. It represents the primary tank killer of the SBCT, capable of defeating any armored threat out to extended ranges using the TOW Under Armour TOW missile system. The ATGM Vehicle provides standoff for the force by use of its precision long range capability capable of destroying enemy armor beyond tank gun effective range. Technical statement date July 2011 The ATGM vehicles are primarily operated by an independent Infantry company assigned to each of the Stryker brigades. In the 2nd Cavalry Regiment United States 2nd and 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment United States 3rd Stryker Cavalry Regiments, O Troop is part of the Regiment Regimental RSTA Squadron army Squadron . 51st Infantry Regiment United States 51st Infantry ... statement date July 2011 The ATGM MAV purpose is to provide the brigade s main tank killing capability ... more details
Infobox Weapon name Type 1 47 mm antitank gun image Image Japanese Type 1AntiTank gun.JPG 300px caption Type 1 47 mm antitank gun at the U.S. Army Museum in Honolulu, HI. origin flag Empire of Japan type Antitank gun Type selection is ranged 1 Service history service 1942 1945 used by Image War ... diameter filling filling weight detonation yield The nihongo Type 1 47 mm antitank gun Isshiki Kid yonjy nana miri sokushah was an antitank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese ... War II ref History and development The Type 1 47 mm AntiTank gun was accepted into service in 1942. The design originated as an improvement to the prototype Experimental Type 97 1937 47 mm AntiTank ... 1 47 mm AT Gun was issued to armored units as well as independent antitank units and was fielded in a wide ... ref References commons Type 1 47 mm antitank gun Bishop, Chris eds The Encyclopedia of Weapons ... Imperial Japanese Army artillery Category World War II artillery of Japan 1 Category Antitank guns of Japan 1 Category 47 mm artillery Category World War II antitank guns es Ca n Antitanque Tipo ... part length convert 2.53 m ftin abbr on sigfig 1 L 53.7 width height crew Ranged weapon specifications ... Japanese Army started the development of a new antitank gun, considering that the Type 94 37 mm AntiTank Gun would likely be ineffective against the new Red Army Soviet tanks . The design was the first completely indigenous antitank gun design completed in Japan, and production was assigned ... antitank gun M1937 53 K Soviet ZIK 45 mm antitank gun Citation needed date March 2010 , a number of examples ... tank in the Pacific War . However, by the time the Type 1 was available in any quantities, the M3 ... of China , and by the belief that Japan would face only light tank s fielded by the Allies ... of World War II. Pp. 61 ref The Type 1 47 mm AT Gun was introduced in 1942, and approximately 2,300 ... 1 47 mm AT Gun was a relative modern design compared to other Japanese Second World war designs ... more details
Infobox Weapon name Type 1 37 mm antitank gun image Image Type 1 37mm AT gun.jpg 300px caption Type 1 37 mm antitank gun origin Flag Empire of Japan type Antitank gun Type selection is ranged yes is artillery yes Service history service 1941 1945 used by Image War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg 22x20px border Imperial Japanese Army wars World War II Production history designer design date 1941 manufacturer production date number 2,300 variants General specifications weight 1600 lbs length part length 1.85 m 50 inches width height crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge 37 254 mm. R caliber 37 mm action Breech loading rate velocity 780 m s range max range 6,000 meters feed sights Straight telescope. Artillery specifications breech recoil carriage elevation 10 to 36 degrees traverse The nihongo Type 1 37 mm antitank gun Isshiki Kid sanjy nana miri sokushah was an antitank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army , and used in combat during World War II . ref ... War II artillery of Japan 1 Category Antitank guns of Japan 1 Category 37 mm artillery Category World War II antitank guns es Ca n antitanque Tipo 1 37 mm zh 37 ... Incident , the shortcomings of the Type 94 37 mm AntiTank Gun had become obvious, and the Imperial Japanese Army started the development of a new antitank gun to be more effective against the new ... 1 37 mm AT Gun, it was introduced to combat units in 1941. ref name Chant Pp. 61 Chant, Artillery of World War II. Pp. 61 ref . Approximately 2300 units were produced. Design The Type 1 37 ... to protect the gunner. It used a semi automatic Breech loading weapon breech block with a horizontal ... under barrel. The weapon had a split trail which opened to an angle of 60 degrees for firing to improve ... disc wheels fitted with sponge rubber filled tires. Combat record The Type 1 37 mm AT Gun was available ... Weapons and Tactics ref It was marginally effective against the Allied M3 Stuart light tank in the Pacific ... more details
Ltd month November year 1995 Refend DEFAULTSORT BillWeapon Category Medieval pole weapons Category ...Image Long handled bill hook.jpg thumb 250px A common variety of bill. Variants may have projections on the back of the main blade. The bill is a polearm weapon used by infantry in medieval Europe. The bill is similar in size, function and appearance to the halberd , differing mainly in the hooked blade form. Other terms for the bill include English bill , bill hook or bill guisarme . Design Derived originally from the agricultural billhook , the bill consisted of a hooked chopping blade with several pointed projections mounted on a staff. The end of the cutting blade curves forward to form a hook, which is the bill s distinguishing characteristic. In addition, the blade almost universally had one pronounced spike straight off the top like a spear head, and also a hook or spike mounted on the reverse side of the blade. There were many types of bill. English bills tended to be relatively short, with broad chopping heads, while Italian bills ronche often had very long thrusting points. The English distinguished between several varieties of bill, including the black, brown, and forest bills, but the differences between them are currently not fully understood. Citation needed date December 2010 George Silver , writing in 1599, stated that the military black bill should be 5 or convert 6 ft m long, while the possibly civilian forest bill should be 8 or convert 9 ft m long. ref http www.thearma.org ... or its rider, the bill s hook was excellent at finding a chink in the plate armour of cavalrymen ... or the bill itself. These characteristics also made it effective against heavily armoured infantry ... states were adopting the pike weapon pike and arquebus , the English preferred to stick with the combination of bill and English longbow . Even in the Elizabethan period, bills were still common ... Continental style Pikes formations Scots and Billmen English . Along with the pike, the bill is mentioned ... more details
BILL1AntitankguidedweaponBILL1BILL 2 AntitankguidedweaponBILL 2 MBT LAW Turkey OMTAS Medium Range AntiTank Missile ref http www.ssm.gov.tr TR duyurular proje1 Pages 20070418 omtas.aspx ref UMTAS Long Range AntiTank Missile ref http www.janes.com articles Janes Air Launched Weapons UMTAS Long Range AntiTank System Turkey.html ref United Kingdom Malkara missile Malkara Antitank Rocket ...A list of antitankguided missile ATGM s by country. Argentina Mathogo Brazil MSS 1.2 China HJ 10 HJ 8 HJ 9 HJ 13 HJ 73 Type 98 antitank rocket Type 78 65 Croatia RL90 M95 Canada ERYX France Entac ERYX SS.10 SS.11 MILAN Euromissile HOT HOT Germany Cobra antitank missile Cobra Cobra 2000 Mamba missile Mamba MILAN Euromissile HOT HOT Trigat PARS 3 India DRDO AntiTank Missile Nag Missile Iran RAAD antitank missile RAAD based on AT 3 Sagger AT 3B Sagger Toophan Toophan 2 Toophan 5 M47 Dragon Saeghe Saeghe 1 2 Israel Orev upgraded BGM 71 TOW BGM 71 TOW 2 MAPATS LAHAT fired through smoothbore tank gun tubes of Merkava tanks Spike missile Spike Nimrod missile Nimrod Italy Mosquito antitankguided ... 1 n.shtml Spain signs Spike LR antitank deal Jane s Defence Industry, January 2007 http www.janes.com ... Missile types References references DEFAULTSORT List Of AntiTankGuided Missiles Category Antitank missiles Category Lists of weapons Antitankguided missiles de Liste von Panzerabwehrlenkwaffen ... , used with the IT 1 missile tank that saw very little service. Taifun , a prototype missile that never saw production. AT 1 Snapper 3M6 Shmel AT 2 Swatter 3M11 Falanga AT 3 Sagger 9M14 Malyutka AT 4 ... Saxhorn 9M115 Metis AT 8 Songster 9M112 Kobra small fired through smoothbore tank gun tubes of T 64 ... small fired through rifled tank gun tubes of T 55 tank small AT 11 Sniper ? Svir Refleks small fired through smoothbore tank gun tubes of T 64 , T 72 T 80 , T 84 , T 90 tanks small AT 12 Swinger 9M118 Sheksna small fired through smoothbore tank gun tubes of T 62 tank small AT 13 Saxhorn 2 9M131 Metis ... more details
and the Swedish BILLAntitankguidedweaponBill are designed to focus the explosion down through an armored ... Javelin antitank missile of the United States Army File 9M133 Kornet.JPG thumb alt Russian 9M133 Kornet ATGM The 9M133 Kornet Tripod Mounted ATGM of the Russian Ground Forces An antitank missile ATM , antitankguided missile ATGM , antitankguidedweapon ATGW or anti armor guidedweapon is a Missile guidance guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles ... Tanks TRIALS 19991020.html T 90 tank is tested against ATGMs. ref ref name chobham http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news 2905817.stm British tank sustains damage overseas. ref Earlier infantry antitank weapons such as antitank rifle s, Shoulder fired missile antitank missiles and magnetic antitank mine s had limited armor penetration abilities and or required a soldier to approach the target ... s Brimstone missile is a fire and forget antitank missile. Image Nag missile closeup.JPG thumb right ... . Most modern ATGMs have shaped charge high explosive High explosive antitank HEAT warheads, designed ... the operator to take cover or kill him. ref name reactive ref name chobham See also List of antitank missiles List of missiles References references Missile types Russian and Soviet missiles ATM Aviation lists DEFAULTSORT AntiTank Missile Category Antitank missiles ar ... antichar hy id Peluru kendali antitank it Missile anticarro he ... s to the modern battlefield has given infantry the ability to defeat Light tank light and medium tank s at great ranges, though main battle tanks using composite and reactive armors have proven to be resistant ... command guided MCLOS missiles to become operational and to see combat was the French Nord SS.10 ... while guiding the missile. Second generation semi automatically command guided SACLOS missiles ... are sent to the missile through Wire guided missile wires or radio , or the missile relies on Beam ... more details
AntiTankGuidedWeapon Iran.html title AIO Raad AntiTankGuidedWeapon Iran , Vehicle mounted antitankguided weapons accessdate 2009 01 19 publisher Jane s Information Group date 2008 07 02 ref ... Malyutka antitankguided missile with a range of a few kilometres. It is not to be confused with Iran s Raad Anti Ship Ra ad anti ship missile and Pakistan s Ra ad Ra ad cruise missile . ref name Missile ... http www.janes.com articles Janes Infantry Weapons RAAD series antitankweapon systems Iran.html title RAAD series antitankweapon systems Iran , Antitank weapons publisher Jane s Information Group ... Weapons RAAD series antitankweapon systems Iran.html title RAAD series antitankweapon systems Iran , Antitank weapons publisher Jane s Information Group accessdate 2009 01 19 date 2008 12 31 ref ref cite web url http www.janes.com extracts extract jiw jiw 0753.html title RAAD series antitankweapon systems Iran , Antitank weapons publisher Jane s Information Group accessdate 2009 02 20 date ... antitank missiles of Iran Category Guided missiles of Iran Category Hezbollah rocket systems ...About the family of Iranian missiles Pakistan s cruise missile Ra ad Infobox Weapon name RAAD image caption origin flagcountry Iran type Antitank missile Type selection is ranged is explosive yes is vehicle ... 12 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Due to shortage of Western made antitank weapons, it forced Iran to seek out alternate antitank weapons that included the purchase of the 9K11 Malyutka ... fitted with a tandem high explosive antitank HEAT warhead. ref name RAAD Israel had captured ... cite web url http www.globalsecurity.org military world russia at 3.htm title AT 3 SAGGER AntiTank ... TankGuided Missile accessdate 2009 01 19 ref Equipment The RAAD has almost the same gear as the 9K11 ... diameter crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge caliber action rate 2 missiles minute ref ... accessdate 2009 02 21 ref with the actual weapon being unveiled by Defense Industries Organization ... more details
World War II Eastern Front , to include infantry and infantry support weapon s, antitank Combat ... tankguided missile guidedantitank missiles , though similar design work was being performed ... of tank led forces . The utility of the light antitankweapon was also recognize by both sides ... and Antitankguided missile man portable weapons used by the infantry squad, while heavier missiles ... , including dedicated Attack helicopter antitank helicopters , and even heavier guidedantitank ... World War was that now an effective antitankweapon was available to support the defending ... would be replaced post war by the antitankguided missile. Aircraft As tanks were rarely used in conflicts ... morale of the infantry by using a weapon that could actually defeat a tank. Antitank rifle s were ..., an antitankweapon that could defeat more heavily armored postwar tanks and fighting vehicles, and second ... charge was an effective antitankweapon during World War II the blast could sever the tracks ... Tactical forward combat zone 1 2 km range antitank guns and tanks deployed in defense Engagement ... 500 meters to 1 kilometer from their positions by combat engineers. In the Red Army the antitank rifle ... never adopted the weapon, though the USMC used Boys antitank rifle s in the Pacific Theater. The Red ... came with the development and evolution of antitankguided missile s ATGW that could be fired ... armored top of the tank. The antitank helicopter armed with Antitankguided missile ATGW s AntiTankGuided Weapons or antitank cannons is one of the biggest threats to a modern tank. The helicopter ... for antitank capability. ref Verier, Mike. Bell AH 1 Cobra . Osprey Publishing, 1990. ISBN 0 85045 ... Defexpo 2008.JPG thumb 250px right Nag missile with NAMICA launcher in the background Antitank ... force projection, antitank warfare has been incorporated into the doctrine of every combat arm and service. The predominant antitank weapons at the start of the Second World War were the Tank gun ... more details
Globalize date December 2010 Unreferenced date December 2007 An anti personnel weapon is one primarily used to incapacitate person people , as opposed to attacking structures or vehicles. Anti personnel weapons were made and used since the discovery of weapons for hunting Citation needed date December 2011 . The development of defensive fortification and combat vehicle s gave rise to weapons designed specifically to attack them, and thus a need to distinguish between those systems and ones intended to attack people. For instance, an anti personnel land mine landmine will explode into small and sharp splinters that tear flesh but have little effect on metal surfaces, while antitank mine s have considerably different design, using much more explosive to effect damage to armored fighting vehicle s. Many modern weapons systems can be employed in different roles, for example a tank gun tank s main gun can fire armor piercing ammunition in the antitank role, high explosive ammunition in the anti structure role and fragmentation weaponry fragmentation shells in the anti personnel role. There are also more exotic classes of weapons, such as neutron bomb s, chemical weapon chemicals , and biological weapon s which are only designed to attack people. As there is greater international criticism of them, they are therefore rarely used. These are not generally referred to as anti personnel weapons, but by their own names or group terms e.g., NBC weapons which serve to get them specifically banned. Such weapons often create much collateral damage and may affect large numbers of civilians. DEFAULTSORT Anti Personnel Weapon Category Anti personnel weapons Category Weapons Weapon stub da Antipersonel id Senjata anti personel ... more details
satellite DEFAULTSORT Anti Satellite Weapon Category Guided missiles by mission Category Space weapons ... 13, 1985, the United States destroyed US satellite P78 1 using an ASM 135 ASAT anti satellite missile . On January 11, 2007, China 2007 Chinese anti satellite missile test destroyed an old Chinese ... Altair upper stage to create an anti satellite weapon with a 1100 mile 1700 km range. Only one test flight of the anti satellite mission was carried out, making a mock attack on the Explorer 6 at an altitude ... attacking a target. The origins of the Soviet anti satellite weapon program are unclear ... the launcher for his anti satellite project. The decision to start work on the weapon was made in March ... that ...a test of an anti satellite weapon is inconsistent with international efforts to avert ... that the US Navy had been instructed to fire an SM 3 Anti ballistic missile ABM weapon at it, to act as an anti satellite weapon. ref name AP USA193 http hosted.ap.org dynamic stories D DEAD ... had all the building blocks necessary to integrate an anti satellite weapon to neutralize hostile ... did not have a formal anti satellite weapon project as yet. He indicated, however, that the anti ... cruiser , 2005, which destroyed USA 193 . Anti satellite weapons ASAT are designed to incapacitate ... US spy satellite USA 193 using a RIM 161 Standard Missile 3 . History The development and design of anti ... destroyed P78 1 . In the late 1950s the US Air Force started a series of advanced strategic missile projects under the designation Weapon System WS 199A . One of the projects studied under the 199A umbrella ... successfully passed within convert 4 mi km 1 of the satellite, which would be suitable for use with a nuclear weapon, but useless for conventional warheads. ref name designation http designation ... , likewise based on the Sergeant. It too was adapted for the anti satellite role, and made an attempted ... a data link . The first launch of the new anti satellite missile took place in January 1984. The first ... more details
Image Hedgehog launcher.jpg thumb A Hedgehog weapon Hedgehog depth charge launcher. More footnotes date February 2010 An anti submarine weapon is any one of a range of devices that are intended to act ... as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense an anti submarine weapon is a projectile , missile or bomb that is optimized to anti submarine warfare destroy submarines . History Before World War I Prior ... as that of some other nations. The primary Japanese anti submarine weapon for most of WWII .... Guidedanti submarine weapons, such as torpedoes, seek out the submarine, either via its own sensors ... by stealth features of the submarine. Non guidedanti submarine weapons, such as mines and depth ... anti submarine weapon to a point of the surface where that weapon is dropped in the water to complete .... The Anti submarine weapon has to overcome these countermeasures. See also Anti submarine warfare ... submarine HMS R 1 . Inter war The main developments in this period were in detection, with both active ... of World War II , anti submarine weapons had been developed somewhat, but during that war, there was a renewal .... A host of new anti submarine weapons were developed. Forward throwing anti submarine mortars were introduced in 1942 to prevent loss of sonar contact. These mortars, the first being Hedgehog weapon ... 24 FIDO Torpedo FIDO Mk 24 mine anti submarine homing torpedo in 1943 which could be dropped from ... anti submarine mortar.jpg right thumb Hedgehog, a 24 barreled anti submarine mortar, mounted on the forecastle ... States, Great Britain, The Netherlands, and Australia all employed anti submarine forces in the Pacific ... capital ships such as cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers, U.S. and Allied anti submarine ... radar equipped submarines in the span of four days. In 1944, U.S. anti submarine forces began to employ .... As a consequence, Japanese anti submarine forces were forced to spread their efforts to defend the entirety ... the necessary importation of war material to the Japanese home islands. At first, Japanese anti submarine ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date May 2010 An anti ballistic weapon is any weapon be it a missile , a laser or another type of object designed to counter threats which are External ballistics ballistic objects. Ballistic objects include Artillery rockets Artillery shells Ballistic missiles Mortar bombs Rocket propelled mortar bombs Category Anti ballistic weapons ... more details
Antitank gun s are typically high velocity guns designed to fire antitank shells. They are usually designed to be easily transported and concealed to maximize responsiveness and surprise. Towed antitank guns class wikitable sortable style font size 98 width 12 Caliber mm width 47 Weapon name width 24 Country of origin width 19 Period 25 25 mm Hotchkiss antitank gun FRA World War II 25 25 mm APX antitank gun FRA World War II 25 Type 96 25 mm AT AA Gun JPN World War II 28 20 2.8 cm sPzB 41 flag Nazi Germany World War II 37 3.7 cm 1918 flag German Empire World War I 37 AC 37 antitank gun FRA World War II 37 3.7 cm PaK 36 3.7 cm PaK 35 36 flag Nazi Germany World War II 37 37 mm antitank gun M1930 1 K USSR World War II 37 Type 94 37 mm AntiTank Gun Type 94 37 mm JPN World War II 37 Bofors ... World War II 45 45 mm antitank gun M1937 53 K USSR World War II 45 45 mm antitank gun M1942 M 42 USSR World War II 47 47 mm APX antitank gun 47 SA 37 FRA World War II 47 Type 1 47 mm AntiTank Gun Type 1antitank gun JPN World War II 47 47 mm kanon P.U.V. vz. 36 koda A6 CSK World War II 47 4.7 ... antitank gun FRA World War II 50 5 cm PaK 38 flag Nazi Germany World War II 57 ZiS 2 57 mm antitank ... 90 90 mm gun Antitank developments 90mm Gun USA World War II 100 100 mm field gun M1944 BS 3 USSR World War II 100 2A19 T 12 USSR Cold War 100 2A29 MT 12 RUS Cold War 100 Type 86 antitank gun PRC 100 ... Sprut AntiTank gun 2A45 RUS Cold War 128 12.8 cm PaK 44 flag Germany Nazi World War II Self propelled antitank guns Self propelled antitank gun s are antitank guns mounted on vehicles. Sometimes lightly ... enhance the mobility of antitank guns. They are also capable of providing direct fire support. class wikitable sortable style font size 98 width 12 Caliber mm width 47 Weapon name width 24 Country ... War II 57 Portee 6 pounder .2857mm.29 antitank gun portee 6 pounder Antitank Gun portee GBR World ... 606 8. Category Lists of artillery Antitank Category Antitank guns List ... more details
Infobox Weapon is ranged yes is UK yes image File Boys Mk I AT Rifle.jpg 300px caption Boys antitank rifle Mk I name Boys Antitank Rifle type Antitank rifle origin flagcountry United Kingdom era World ... m variants Mk I, Mk II number 62,000 range 23.2mm penetration at 90 convert 100 yd ref name Boys AntiTank Rifle Training Manual 1942 , Boys AntiTank Rifle Mk.I, 1942, Small Arms Training, Volume I, Pamphlet No.5 ref 18.8mm penetration at 90 convert 500 yd ref name Boys AntiTank Rifle Training Manual 1942 , Boys AntiTank Rifle Mk.I, 1942, Small Arms Training, Volume I, Pamphlet No.5 ref File Swedish ... TRAINING 001 013 0.55 inch Boys Antitank rifle.jpg thumb right Training Image Englishham.jpg thumb right American World War II poster featuring an English soldier carrying a Boys Rifle. The Rifle, AntiTank, .55in, Boys commonly known as the Boys Antitank Rifle or incorrectly Boyes , was a British antitank rifle in use during World War II . It was often nicknamed the elephant gun by its users ... name Boys AntiTank Rifle Training Manual 1942 , Boys AntiTank Rifle Mk.I, 1942, Small Arms Training .... Britain also supplied a large number of Boys antitank rifles to Finland in 1939 and 1940 during ... tankweapon. A shortened version was issued in 1942 for issue to airborne forces and saw use in Tunisia ... it was soon replaced by the PIAT Projector, Infantry, AntiTank in 1943, which first saw service ... rounds than the Boys, but the Browning could also serve as an effective anti aircraft weapon ... . Flag France received a large shipment in exchange for 25 mm Hotchkiss antitank gun 25mm antitank ... External links Commons category Boys antitank rifle http www.rifleman.org.uk Enfield Boys AntiTank Rifle.htm The Boys AntiTank Rifle Manuals, training and matters apropos http www.antitank.co.uk AntiTank.co.uk ... Digger History http www.quarry.nildram.co.uk ATRart.htm An Introduction to AntiTank Rifle Cartridges ... Comm Infantry Guns BritishEmpireWeapons AntiTank Rifles DEFAULTSORT Boys AntiTank Rifle Category Anti ... more details
The Northrop Grumman Brilliant AntiTank BAT is a United States submunition round dispensed from a missile. It is capable of independently identifying and attacking armored vehicles. The BAT uses acoustic sensors to identify its intended targets, and an Infra Red IR terminal seeker to image and aim at the attack target. ref name JANES cite web url http www.janes.com extracts extract jalw jalw9204.html title GBU 44 B Viper Strike and BAT Brilliant AntiTank United States , AIR TO SURFACE MISSILES DIRECT ATTACK ref It was intended to carry 13 BATs on the MGM 164 ATACMS Block II missile fired from the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System and related systems. Block I ATACMS missiles have a range of 128 km or more, but Block II was cancelled in 2003. History The BAT submunition was an outgrowth of the Assault Breaker Project. ref http www.vectorsite.net avb2.html The Northrop Grumman B 2 Spirit Stealth Bomber ref This broad ranging cold war project s objective was to develop advanced weapon systems to destroy a Soviet Armoured spearhead Armored Assault across the West Germany West German border. An early successful weapon system was the AGM 114 Hellfire Hellfire Missile . The Hellfire was classified as a smart weapon because of the intelligence in the guidance system. An obvious shortcoming of the Hellfire is that the launch platform must acquire the target and in so doing expose itself. The concept of the BAT was to be able to project the submunitions deep behind enemy lines and autonomously attack high value armored formations before they could engage NATO forces. As originally ... and attack Category Antitank weapons ... was much greater than the Hellfire and other weapon systems classified as smart, and the term Brilliant ... motor fires, and is optically guided. A tandem charge warhead is used to defeat any reactive ... Project disappeared. Many of the weapon systems in development were abandoned as funds dried up. The only ... more details
More footnotes date April 2009 Infobox Weapon name Tank AA, 20mm Quad, Skink image caption origin Canada manufacturer service type self propelled anti aircraft gun is vehicle yes is UK yes sets spelling of armor to our crew 4 length 19 ft 1 in 5.82 m width 8 ft 7 in 2.62 m height 9 ft 10 in 3 m clearance 17 inches 43cm weight 28.5 t 25.9 tonnes combat load armour 2 inches 50 mm glacis primary armament four 20 mm Polsten Autocannon automatic cannons secondary armament engine Wright R 975 Continental R975C1 radial engine , gasoline engine power 400 hp 298 kW gross 350 hp 253 kW net at 2,400 rpm suspension Vertical Volute spring Suspension VVSS track width 15 inch 39 cm Canadian Dry Pin or 16.5 ... , 80 octane The Tank AA, 20 mm Quad, Skink was a Canada Canadian Self propelled anti aircraft weapon self propelled anti aircraft gun . It was also designated as Project 47 by the Canadian Army. When Canadian Ram tank production ceased in 1943, the lines at the Montreal Locomotive Works were turned ... a self propelled anti aircraft gun able to keep up with armored formations might be required, the Canadian ... tank s, were quickly superseded by the realization that Western Allies Allied air forces had achieved ... Forgotten Battles The Weapons The Skink AA Tank Bot generated title ref The name Skink was also applied to a flamethrower tank based on the Sherman. See also Crusader tank Crusader III.2C AA Mk II .2F Mk III Crusader Mk. III Anti Aircraft Tank Mk. III Notes reflist References http web.archive.org web 20080108124612 http www.geocities.com pentagon bunker 3351 allweps skink.html Canada s Anti ... Book , p.95, Skink AA Tank . London Greenhill Books, 2000. Hogg, Ian V., and Weeks, John. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles , p.68, Ram Cruiser Tank . Toronto Hamlyn, 1980. http mailer.fsu.edu akirk tanks can Canada.htm Law, Clive Making Tracks Tank Production in Canada , Service ... Self propelled anti aircraft weapons of World War II Category Tracked self propelled artillery ... more details
Infobox Weapon name RKG 3 antitank grenade image File RKG 3 hand grenade Navy.jpg 300px caption origin flag Soviet Union type Hand grenade Type selection is ranged 1 is explosive 1 Service history service 1950 used by wars Production history designer design date manufacturer production date number variants General specifications weight 1.07 kg length 362 mm part length crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge caliber action rate velocity range 15 20 m max range feed sights Explosive specifications diameter filling Trinitrotoluene TNT RDX with a steel lined shaped charge with 125 mm penetration of RHA and 20 m fragment radius. filling weight 0.567 kg detonation Impact fuze yield RKG 3 is the designation of Russia n series of Hand grenade Antitankantitank hand grenades . It superseded the RPG 43 , RPG 40 and RPG 6 series of grenades. Design RKG stands for Ruchnaya Kumulyativnaya Granata Handheld Shaped Charge Grenade . When the pin is pulled and the grenade is thrown a four panelled drogue parachute is deployed by a spring. This parachute stabilizes the grenade in flight and ensures that the grenade strikes the target at a 90 degree angle, maximising the effect of the shaped charge. Armour penetration is 150 mm and 170 mm for steel and copper RKG 3M conical liner versions respectively. History The RKG 3M was used extensively during the 1973 Yom Kippur War . RKG 3 grenades have also been used by Iraqi insurgency Iraqi insurgents against coalition forces. On 1 June 2006, RKG 3 grenades were used in an attack on an American Humvee , ref http www.metacafe.com watch 146299 humvee attacked with grenades Video of HMMWV attack ref and RKG ... attacks video Category Antitank grenades Category Hand grenades of the Soviet Union Category Cold ... common weapon in Samarra, Iraq, during mid 2008 to early 2009. Large caches have been discovered ... of this weapon in theater is to remove the drogue chute so that the device can be thrown directly ... more details
Image TM 46 AP mine.JPEG thumb 350px A Russian TM 46 mine TM 46 antitank blast mine . An antitank mine ... tank s and armored fighting vehicle s. Compared to anti personnel mine s, antitank mines typically ... cases, tampering with the mine. History US Civil War While obviously the antitank mine as such did ... accessdate 2008 12 31 ref First World War The first antitank mines were improvised during the First ... its first antitank mine, the EZ mine . The mine, which was developed by Yegorov and Zelinskiy ... , defeat spurred the development of antitank mines, with the first truly modern mine, the Tellermine .... Antitank mines were used by both sides during the Spanish Civil War . Notably, Republican forces ... the development of anti handling devices for antitank mines. The Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland also saw widespread use of antitank mines. Second World War Image Soviet TM 35 mine at the Museum ... Tellermine was a purpose built antitank mine developed during the period between the First and Second .... The Hawkins mine was a British antitank device that could be employed as a mine laid on the road ... advances have been made in the development of modern antitank mines, including more effective ... devices to prevent or discourage tampering or removal. Design More modern antitank mines are usually ... altitude it disperses the mines over a wide area. Some antitank mines are designed to be fired ... designed and manufactured antitank mines, but most home made IEDs are employed in a similar manner ... side or its roof a mine may throw a vehicle 5 10 m from the detonation point. Combat use Antitank ... be removed if they are not significant to antitank mines Korean War Antitank mines are still ..., Chinese or local manufacture. Antitank mines were also used extensively in Cambodia and along the Thai ... newsdesk BKK309143.htm Antitank mine kills 7 Cambodian de miners ref Southern Africa Conflict in southern ... significant to the study of antitank mines is that they featured the widespread use of these mines ... more details
Refimprove date May 2007 An antitank rifle is a rifle designed to penetrate the vehicle armour armour ... and tanks resulted in the development of the first antitank weapons, among the first of which were high powered rifles. These had appeared in the 19th century for big game hunting . The antitank rifle .... World War I Image Musee de lArmee IMG 1006.jpg thumb Mauser 1918 T Gewehr 13.2x92mm antitank rifle ... to the target and, therefore, other antitank weapons such as grenades, mortars, or artillery ... designed infantry antitank rifle was designed by Germany . This Mauser 1918 T Gewehr large calibre ... antitank shell spread, there was some debate as to if it should be copied and used as a base for the new ... wz.35.jpg thumb Polish Army Polish Kb ppanc wz.35 7.92 mm antitank rifle used by the Polish Army Invasion ... European nations had an antitank rifle based on a high velocity, large calibre round, such as the British Rifle, AntiTank, .55 in, Boys Boys antitank Rifle . The first combat use of antitank rifles took place during the Invasion of Poland 1939 Invasion of Poland of 1939. The Wz. 35 antitank rifle was extensively used by most Polish Army Polish units . The Wz. 35 with 7.92 mm DS 7.92 mm antitank ... used, but the antitank role soon required more powerful weapons which were based on the application of chemical energy in the form of the shaped charge antitank rifle grenade. To these were added ... propelled grenade s and, the bazooka . Some antitank rifles, like the Finnish Lahti L 39 L 39 ... Type 97 20 mm AT Rifle Japanese Type 97 20 mm antitank rifle Korean War Image PTRS 41.jpg right thumb 250px Soviet PTRS 41 14.5 mm antitank rifle The Soviet PTRS 41 and PTRD of World War II vintage ... antitank weapons. Antitank rifles Some examples of antitank rifles include WWI Mauser Gewehr 98 with K bullet Patrone SmK Kurz 7.92 mm German 13.2 mm Rifle AntiTank Mauser WWII Finland Lahti ... Poland Antitank rifle, model 35 Soviet Union PTRS 41 14.5 mm PTRS 41 Simonov PTRD 14.5 mm PTRD 41 ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 File Bundesarchiv Bild 183 J31396, Berlin, Bau von Panzergrt ben am Stadtrand.jpg thumb Men of the Volkssturm militia digging an anti tank ditch during the Battle of Berlin at the outskirts of the city February 1945 Anti tank trenches , also called anti tank ditches , are ditches dug into and around fortified positions to hold up the advance of enemy tanks. Anti tank ditches were first used in World War I by Germany in an effort to protect their trenches against the newly developed British tanks. An anti tank ditch has to be wide enough and deep enough to prevent a tank from crossing. Armies have been known to disguise anti tank ditches to enable the ditch to disable an enemy tank. Mil stub Commonscat Anti tank trenches Category Anti tank obstacles cs Protitankov p kop de Panzergraben eo Kontra tanka bara o fy Tankmuorre it Fossato anticarro nl Tankmuur pl R w przeciwpancerny ... more details
hand thrown HEAT antitank grenade, and a suicide weapon HEAT warhead antitank grenade, the lunge mine ...File 43.PNG thumb right 300px Soviet RPG 43 antitank grenade An antitank grenade is a specialized explosive device to defeat heavily armored targets. History The first Antitank warfare antitank ... antitank grenade, taking their stick potato masher grenade and taping two to three more ... trenches to protect the grenade thrower ref It is not known if this type of improvised antitank grenade ... a purpose built adhesive antitank grenade known as the Sticky bomb . ref Ian Hogg Grenades & Mortars ... could be and were used by infantry as improvised antitank mine s by placing or throwing them ... designed antitank grenades invariably use the shaped charge principle to penetrate tank armor. In military terminology, warheads employing shape charges are called high explosive antitank HEAT warheads ... parachute or fabric streamer s after being thrown. Britain put the first antitank grenade into the field ... any type antitank weapons of the shape charge or HEAT type. The No 68 was fired from a rifle ... L , an extremely lethal close quarter HEAT antitank grenade that could destroy the heaviest ... the German Panzerwurfmine L to come out with their own hand thrown antitank grenade with a HEAT warhead ... Images on the HAG in the Antitank section of this article for a detail drawings and how Russian anti ... thrown antitank grenade in 1944, in the Philippines some believe they were locally manufactured ... machine gun. ref The most widely distributed antitank grenades today are the post World War Two Russian designs of the 1950s and 1960s, mainly the RKG 3 antitank grenade RKG 3 . Due to improvements in modern tank armor, antitank hand grenades are generally considered obsolete. However, in the recent Iraq War , the RKG 3 antitank hand grenade has made a reappearance with Iraqi insurgents who use ... modified deflect rkg 3 antitank grenades MRAPs modified to deflect RKG 3 antitank grenades . Stars ... more details
Refimprove date March 2012 The DRDO Antitank missile ATM is a first generation wire guided missile developed in India by Defense Research & Development Laboratory DRDL of Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO . It has a subsonic speed up to convert 300 ft s m s abbr on with a range of 1.6 km and carries a 106 mm HEAT warhead. Development work started in 1959. ref name fi http frontierindia.net the first atm ixzz1oGLZ1ctb The First ATM, a Frontier India article ref ref http books.google.co.in books about Guided Missiles of Indi.html?id eYeVSQAACAAJ&redir esc y Book Guided Missiles of India, ISBN 1157103030, 9781157103035, Publisher General Books LLC, 2010 ref ref http books.google.co.in books?id hM1JSgAACAAJ&dq Guided Missiles by Country&hl en&sa X&ei cf9UT8f3Js qrQfzy8SvDQ&ved 0CDIQ6AEwAA Book Guided Missiles by Country, ISBN 1157846041, 9781157846048, Publisher General Books LLC, 2010 ref ref http books.google.co.in books?id pULUygAACAAJ&dq Guided Missiles by Country&hl en&sa X&ei cf9UT8f3Js qrQfzy8SvDQ&ved 0CDUQ6AEwAQ Book Guided Missiles by Country, ISBN 1244926043, 9781244926042, Publisher Hephaestus Books, 2011 ref Introduction In 1959, India started a feasibility study on a First Generation AntiTank Missile ATM . New General Staff Qualitative Requirements GSQR were issued and the task of preliminary study and wind testing was assigned to Department of Aeronautics and Institute of Science, Bangalore. ref name fi Development In 1962, DRDO was granted 600,000 Indian Rupees to begin work on developing an AntiTank missile due to conflict with China in Ladakh . It has a short range of 500 meters to about 4 km. After the first aerodynamic design was completed, a full scale model of the complete configuration was tested at the wind tunnel at Indian ... Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO Military of India DEFAULTSORT Drdo AntiTank Missile Category Guided missiles of India Category Antitank missiles ... more details
2a45m.jpg Image DEFAULTSORT Sprut AntiTank Gun Category Antitank guns of the Soviet Union Category Antitank guns of Russia Category Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union Category 125 mm artillery vi ... piece of equipment of the 9S53 , laser guided projectiles like the 9M119 Svir or 9K120 Refleks ... ?catid 240&linkid 1579 ref Users flagicon China China developed their own indigenous version of this antitank gun . flagicon Hungary Hungary . flagicon Iran Iran manufactured by reverse engineering ... ammunition 125 mm rounds 2A46 125 mm gun 2A46 Soviet Russian tank mounted 125mm cannon List of Soviet ... Design Practices 1945 to Present . Darlington Productions. ISBN 1 892848 01 5. http www.milparade.com ... more details
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