America's AT8 bunker buster was a variant of Sweden's AT4 light anti-armor weapon that was designed to be used to defeat bunkers and to engage in urban warfare.
The AT8 bunker buster used the AT4's propulsion system and launch tube.
However, on the AT8, the AT4's heat projectile is replaced by the HEDP projectile used
The Shoulder-Launched Multi-Purpose Assault Weapon, or SMAW, is a light, shoulder-fired weapon. It can be used as anti-tank weapon, and it can be used against fortified positions.
The SMAW consists of a pre-loaded launch tube and a reusable firing system.
It can fire HEDP (high explosive dual purpose) and HEAA (high explosive anti-armor) projectiles.
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The United States' BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile system is a SACLOS-guided missile system that has been used and copied by many countries around the world.
To operate a SACLOS (semi-automatic command to line-of-sight) system, the operator maintains the target in his sights. The missile system's on board computer responds to commands from the sight unit
The AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missile system (AGMS) is a versatile weapon that is often associated with the AH-64 Apache helicopter.
However, the Hellfire can be mounted on many types of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.
It may also be launched from unmanned aircraft, such as the MQ-1 Predator drone.
Although the AGM-114 Hellfire missile
Lockheed Martin began developing America's LOSAT (line of sight anti-tank) system in the late 1980s.
LOSAT uses kinetic energy, rather than an explosive warhead, to defeat its target. It fires a Kinetic Energy Missile (KEM) at a speed of more than 4,920 ft/s (1500m/s). The KEM weighs 169.8 pounds (77kg), and features a long rod
The M72 LAW 66mm, sometimes known as the LAW 66 (LAW stands for "light anti-armor weapon"), is a compact, lightweight disposable shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon.
It consists of a pre-loaded launch tube that fires a 2.6 inch (66mm) HEAT rocket.
Each tube weighs only 5.lb (2.36kg) and is only 2.15ft (655mm) long when closed, so a
The United Kingdom's L6 Wombat 120mm recoilless rifle entered service in the 1960s and was used by the British Army in many parts of the world. It is now obsolete.
During the Vietnam War, the Wombat was used by the Australian army.
The L6 Wombat 120mm recoilless rifle was 12.66 feet (3.86m) long.
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