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The Tellermine 29 and the Tellermine 35 were the first anti-tank mines. The Tellermine 29, the first anti-tank mine, was developed by the Germans in 1931. Anti-tank mines that are in service today bear similarities to the Tellermine 29. The Tellermine 29 had about 13lb (6kg) of TNT, which was held in an 18inch (454mm) disk-shaped container …
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Israel’s MAPATS (Man-Portable Anti-Tank System) is a powerful anti-tank missile system that uses a laser beam riding system for guidance. The MAPATS missile is preloaded in a glass fiber launching tube. A laser beam, which is controlled by the operator, then guides the MAPATS missile to its target. As long as the operator can see …
The KAM-9, also known as the Type 79 Jyu-MAT, is a SACLOS guided anti-tank missile that was developed in Japan for use by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. The KAM-9 missile is preloaded in a launch tube that is mounted on a tripod with an optical site. The operator uses commands that are transmitted along a …
The 106mm RCL (recoilless anti-tank gun) is a Pakistani version of the American M40A1 RCL. In addition to an M40A1 barrel, it has an M86 spotted rifle and an M79 mount. An M92F elbow telescope is mounted on an M90 telescope mount. The 106mm RCL also has an M42 instrument light. Usually, the 106mm RCL is towed …
The Panzerjäger I was an unusual mobile anti-tank gun in that it was a 4.7mm Czech gun mounted atop a Panzer PzKpfw I Ausf B chassis and was the first German ‘tank destroyer’, AKA Panzerjäger, of Word War Two. Its initial intended use was to destroy the French Char B1 tanks, which were more heavily …
The AT-14 Spriggan anti-tank guided missile is a third-generation anti-tank missile that was designed by Russia’s KPB Instrument Design Bureau and introduced at a defense exhibition in 1994. It was designed to replace the AT-5 Spandrel, which had been built in the 1970s. The AT-14 Spriggan missile system consists of a missile with a launch tube, …
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The FT5 light anti-tank weapon system is a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon that is used by the South African National Defence Force. It consists of a disposable, preloaded launch tube, a sight unit and a firing mechanism. The launch tube is preloaded with a subsonic rocket. The launch tube is 41.3 inches (1,050mm) long. It weighs …
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The AT-2 Swatter anti-tank guided missile, which was introduced by the Soviet Union in 1960, is one of the earliest of the first generation anti-tank missiles. It uses an MCLOS (Manual Command to Line Of Sight) guidance system. The operator guides the missile to its target using a joystick control. A variant of the AT-2 …
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The AT-3 Sagger anti-tank guided missile is a first generation Soviet anti-tank missile that uses MCLOS (Manual Command to Line Of Sight) guidance. The operator uses a joystick to guide the missile to its target. The operator’s instructions are passed to the missile via a trailing wire. A SACLOS (Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight) …
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The AT-4 Spigot anti-tank guided missile is a second-generation SACLOS-guided tube-launched missile. It was introduced in the Soviet Union in the early 1970s, when the missile system was known as the as the 9K111 Fagot and the missile itself was called the 9M111 Fagot. (AT-4 Spigot is the NATO reporting name.). The At-4 consists of …
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The AT-5 Spandrel anti-tank guided missile is a SACLOS-guided tube-launched anti-tank missile. It was developed at the same time as the AT-4 Spigot and entered service in the Soviet Union in 1974. NATO was not aware of the AT-5 Spandrel’s existence until the missile was displayed at the Red Square Parade in Moscow in November …
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Although it was declared obsolete in 1985, the B-10 82mm RCL is still being used by the Russian Army. It is probably being used by several other former Soviet states, as well. The B-10 recoilless rifle is a smooth bored weapon that fires fin-stabilized rounds. It fires a HEAT round with an effective range of …
