Tanks
22, Feb, 2012

Anti Tank Weapons

The Tank's debut was in the arena of the battles of World War One.  At first it seemed that they were an almost indestructible weapon. Of course, weapons were soon developed to counter the threat posed by the tank. Initially, these weapons were simply adaptations of existing armaments, but purpose built weapons were soon seen in action against the tanks.

Tanks evolved and so the weapons required to fight them also had to improve. Higher powered weapons were developed to encounter thicker armour. Aircraft mounted Anti Tank weapons were being used with some success towards the end of World War Two.

Simple lightweight guided missiles that fired from aircraft or ground positions were a development from the cold war period. Nowadays, an unlucky tank can be wiped out by a laser guided missile launched from many miles away.

This guide is a summary of significant anti tank weaponry from the Battlefields of the Somme to the high tech campaigns of the present day.
1 Argentina - Cibel-2K Missile Marcia Malory 814
2 Argentina - Mathogo Missile Marcia Malory 648
3 Argentina - Model 1968 RCL Marcia Malory 459
4 Austria - M40A1 and M40A2 Recoilless Rifles Marcia Malory 585
5 Belgium - MECAR 90mm Light Gun Marcia Malory 1165
6 Belgium - RL-83 Blindicide Rocket Launcher and RLC-83 Compact Rocket Launcher Marcia Malory 986
7 Brazil - M18A1 Recoilless Rifle Marcia Malory 580
8 Britain - 2 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun Marcia Malory 705
9 Britain - 6 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun Marcia Malory 838
10 China - Type 51 90mm RCL Rocket Launcher Marcia Malory 762
11 China - Type 56 Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher Marcia Malory 657
12 Czechoslovakia - M59 and M59A RCLs Marcia Malory 483
13 Finland - 95 SM58-61 Recoilless Anti-Tank Gun Marcia Malory 513
14 Finland - M-55 Recoilless Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher Marcia Malory 578
15 France - Apilas Infantry Light Anti-Tank System Marcia Malory 500
16 France - DARD 120 Marcia Malory 541
17 France - Eryx Short Range Anti-Tank Missile System Marcia Malory 501
18 France - HOT Anti-Tank Missile Marcia Malory 540
19 France - Individual Anti-Bunker Anti-Armor Weapon Marcia Malory 482
20 France - Lance-Roquettes Anti-Char 89mm Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher Marcia Malory 494
21 France - WASP Individual Assault Weapon Marcia Malory 480
22 Germany - 2.7cm Kampfpistole Marcia Malory 536
23 Germany - 7.92mm Panzerbuchse 38 Rifle 525
24 Germany - AP40 Armor-Piercing Ammunition 534
25 Germany - Armbrust Light Anti-Tank Launcher Marcia Malory 513
26 Germany - Cobra and Mamba Missiles Marcia Malory 516
27 Germany - Krupps 88 Marcia Malory 603
28 Germany - Mauser 13mm Tankgewehr Jonathan Malory 720
29 Germany - Pak 35/36 Rheinmetall Anti-Tank Gun Marcia Malory 417
30 Germany - Pak 38 Marcia Malory 384
31 Germany - Pak 40 Marcia Malory 447
32 Germany - Pak 41 Marcia Malory 560
33 Germany - Panzerfaust 3 Anti-Tank System Marcia Malory 555
34 Germany - Panzerschnellmine and Holzmine 42 Marcia Malory 660
35 Germany - Stahlwerke Becker 20mm automatic cannon 650
36 Germany - Stielgranate 42 Marcia Malory 752
37 Germany - Tellermine 29 And Tellermine 35 Marcia Malory 655
38 Israel - MAPATS Marcia Malory 622
39 Japan - KAM-9 Marcia Malory 489
40 Pakistan - 106mm RCL Marcia Malory 695
41 Russia - AT-14 Spriggan Anti-Tank Guided Missile Marcia Malory 638
42 South Africa - FT5 Light Anti-Tank Weapon System Marcia Malory 1007
43 Soviet Union - AT-2 Swatter Anti-Tank Guided Missile Marcia Malory 563
44 Soviet Union - AT-3 Sagger Anti-Tank Guided Missile Marcia Malory 842
45 Soviet Union - AT-4 Spigot Anti-Tank Guided Missile Marcia Malory 554
46 Soviet Union - AT-5 Spandrel Anti-Tank Guided Missile Marcia Malory 525
47 Soviet Union - B-10 82mm RCL Marcia Malory 892
48 Soviet Union - B-11 107mm RCL Gun Marcia Malory 710
49 Soviet Union - Model 1942 Anti-Tank Gun Marcia Malory 544
50 Soviet Union - Model 1955 Anti-Tank Gun Marcia Malory 435
51 Soviet Union - RPG-18 Mukha Light Anti-Armor Weapon Marcia Malory 499
52 Soviet Union - RPG-7 Rocket Launcher Marcia Malory 584
53 Soviet Union - SPG-9 RCL 73mm Gun Marcia Malory 852
54 Soviet Union - ZiS-2 Model 1941 Anti-Tank Gun Marcia Malory 516
55 Spain - 106mm Recoilless Rifle Marcia Malory 873
56 Spain - Alcotán-100 Weapon System Marcia Malory 833
57 Spain - C90 Anti-Tank Weapons Systems Marcia Malory 726
58 Spain - M65 Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher Marcia Malory 558
59 Sweden - AT4 Light Anti-Armor Weapon Marcia Malory 417
60 Sweden - Carl Gustav 84mm Recoilless Rifle Marcia Malory 710
61 Sweden - Miniman Anti-Tank Launcher Marcia Malory 408
62 Sweden - PV-1110 Recoilless Rifle Marcia Malory 398
63 Sweden - RBS-56 BILL Anti-Tank Missile Marcia Malory 727
64 Switzerland - 83mm Rocket Launcher 58/80 Marcia Malory 433
65 Switzerland - PAK 50 and PAK 57 Anti-Tank Guns Marcia Malory 563
66 United Kingdom - L6 Wombat 120mm Recoilless Rifle Marcia Malory 699
67 United Kingdom - LAW 80 Anti-Tank System Marcia Malory 467
68 United Kingdom - Swingfire Long-Range Anti-Tank Guided Missile Marcia Malory 442
69 United States - 57mm Gun M1 Marcia Malory 681
70 United States - AGM-114 Hellfire Air-to-Ground Missile System Marcia Malory 425
71 United States - AT8 Bunker Buster Marcia Malory 377
72 United States - BGM-71 TOW Anti-Tank Missile System Marcia Malory 372
73 United States - LOSAT (Line of Sight Anti-Tank) System Marcia Malory 334
74 United States - M18A1 57mm Recoilless Rifle Marcia Malory 484
75 United States - M20 3.5 Inch Rocket Launcher Marcia Malory 506
76 United States - M40A2 Recoilless Rifle Marcia Malory 551
77 United States - M47 Dragon Anti-Tank Guided Missile Marcia Malory 478
78 United States - M72 LAW 66mm Marcia Malory 520
79 United States - Shoulder-Launched Multi-Purpose Assault Weapon Marcia Malory 651
80 Yugoslavia - M57 Anti-Tank Launcher Marcia Malory 498
81 Yugoslavia - M60 Recoilless Gun Marcia Malory 740
82 Yugoslavia - M65 105mm Recoilless Gun Marcia Malory 472