Systems for anti-armor
Anti-armor weapons exist to defeat tanks and armored vehicles. The specs that matter are warhead type and penetration (tandem-charge HEAT for reactive armor, kinetic penetrators for direct-fire guns), guidance for hit probability at range, and effective range for standoff from the target's own weapons. Warhead type matters as much as range: the best guidance is wasted against armor the warhead cannot defeat.
20 matching systems in our database.
What matters for anti-armor
- ●Warhead type: tandem-charge HEAT defeats explosive reactive armor; kinetic penetrators need high muzzle velocity instead.
- ●Muzzle velocity: for kinetic (gun-fired) anti-armor rounds, higher velocity means flatter trajectory and greater penetration.
- ●Effective range: standoff distance from the target's own return fire. Direct-fire anti-tank guns and top-attack missiles occupy very different range brackets.
- ●Guidance: wire, laser, or fire-and-forget infrared guidance determines hit probability and crew exposure time.
Anti-Armor systems in our database
Boeing
AH-64E Apache Guardian
Hyundai Rotem
K2 Black Panther
KNDS
Leclerc XLR
KNDS
Leopard 2A7
General Dynamics Land Systems
M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams
Uralvagonzavod
T-90M
MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)
Merkava Mk4
Bell
AH-1Z Viper
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)
Challenger 3
Russian Helicopters
Ka-52 Alligator
Russian Helicopters
Mi-28NM
Airbus Helicopters
Tiger HAD
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Type 10
Uralvagonzavod
T-14 Armata
NORINCO
ZTZ-99A
BMC Defense
Altay
Turkish Aerospace Industries
T129 ATAK
AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)
Z-10
AeroVironment
Switchblade 600
Lockheed Martin
FGM-148 Javelin
Frequently asked questions
- Why does warhead type matter more than range for anti-armor weapons?
- Modern tanks carry explosive reactive armor and active protection systems. A warhead not designed to defeat them will fail regardless of how far or accurately it is delivered, so warhead type is the first filter; range and guidance come second.
- What is a top-attack anti-armor weapon?
- A missile that approaches from above and strikes the thinner top armor of a vehicle, where reactive armor and applique protection are weakest. It is a design response to modern composite and reactive armor on frontal and side arcs.