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.
133 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
Hyundai Rotem
K2 Black Panther
KNDS
Leclerc XLR
KNDS
Leopard 2A7
General Dynamics Land Systems
M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams
Uralvagonzavod
T-90M
Boeing
AH-64D Apache Longbow
Boeing
AH-64E Apache Guardian
MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)
Merkava Mk4
NORINCO
VT-4
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)
Challenger 3
General Dynamics Land Systems
M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams
Rheinmetall
Puma
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Type 10
NORINCO
Type 99A
Bell
AH-1Z Viper
Russian Helicopters
Ka-52 Alligator
BAE Systems Inc. (US Land Systems)
M2A3 Bradley
Russian Helicopters
Mi-28NM
Uralvagonzavod
T-14 Armata
Uralvagonzavod
T-90A
Airbus Helicopters
Tiger HAD
NORINCO
Type 15
NORINCO
ZTZ-99A
BMC Defense
Altay
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Arjun Mk1A
Leonardo
C1 Ariete
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)
Challenger 2
KNDS
Leclerc
KNDS
Leopard 1A5
KNDS
Leopard 2A4
KNDS
Leopard 2A5
KNDS
Leopard 2A6
General Dynamics Land Systems
M1A1 Abrams
General Dynamics Land Systems
M60A3 Patton
MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)
Merkava Mk3
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Type 74
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Type 90 Kyu-maru
NORINCO
Type 96B
Boeing
A-10 Thunderbolt II
Leonardo
A129 Mangusta
Bell
AH-1W Super Cobra
Hyundai Rotem
K1A2
Russian Helicopters
Ka-50 Black Shark
MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)
Merkava Barak
Russian Helicopters
Mi-24P
Russian Helicopters
Mi-35M
Russian Helicopters
Mi-24 Hind
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
HAL Prachand (LCH)
Huta Stalowa Wola
PT-91 Twardy
Denel Aviation
Denel AH-2 Rooivalk
Uralvagonzavod
T-62M
Morozov Kharkiv Machine Building Design Bureau
T-64BV
Uralvagonzavod
T-72B3
Uralvagonzavod
T-72B3M
Uralvagonzavod
T-80BVM
Uralvagonzavod
T-90M obr. 2022
Morozov Kharkiv Machine Building Design Bureau
T-84 Oplot
Turkish Aerospace Industries
T129 ATAK
AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)
Z-10
AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)
Harbin Z-19
Iveco Defence Vehicles
Centauro II
Uralvagonzavod
T-80U
Ordnance Factory Board (Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited)
Arjun Mk2
Rheinmetall
Lynx KF41
NORINCO
ZBD-04A
Iveco Defence Vehicles
B1 Centauro
Kurganmashzavod
BMD-4M
Kurganmashzavod
BMP-2
Kurganmashzavod
BMP-3
MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)
Merkava Mk2
MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)
Merkava Mk1
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
MQ-1C Gray Eagle
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
MQ-9B SkyGuardian
Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)
Al-Khalid
Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)
Haider
Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)
Al-Zarrar
Hanwha Aerospace
K21
Turkish Aerospace Industries
Aksungur
Leonardo
AW249 Fenice
Uralvagonzavod
T-15
FNSS Defence Systems
Kaplan MT
AeroVironment
Switchblade 600
Rheinmetall
Wiesel
Leonardo
Wildcat AH1
Turkish Aerospace Industries
T929 ATAK-2
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
LAH
ZALA Aero Group
Lancet-3
WB Group
Warmate
KNDS
AMX-10RC
UVision Air
Hero-400EC
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
Type 054A
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Type 89 IFV
KNDS
EBRC Jaguar
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
Type 052D
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle
Lockheed Martin
AGM-114 Hellfire
Raytheon (RTX)
AGM-65 Maverick
BAE Systems
AS-90
Raytheon (RTX)
BGM-71 TOW
UVision Air
Hero-120
Lockheed Martin
FGM-148 Javelin
MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)
Pereh
Saab AB
NLAW
ZALA Aero Group
Kub-BLA
Airbus Helicopters
SA342 Gazelle
MBDA
Brimstone
Rubin Design Bureau
Kilo-class (Project 636.3)
KBP Instrument Design Bureau
9M133 Kornet
Thales Group
Martlet (LMM)
MBDA
SPEAR 3
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Spike ER
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Spike LR2
Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry)
Stugna-P
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
Type 093 Shang
Rubin Design Bureau
Yasen-class
Iran Electronics Industries
Almas
Iran Electronics Industries
Dehlavieh
Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV)
Kh-31
Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV)
Kh-35U
Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS)
Nasr (Hatf-IX)
Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry)
R-360 Neptune
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Spike MR
Iran Electronics Industries
Toophan
Rubin Design Bureau
Akula-class (Project 971)
Dynamit Nobel Defence
RGW 90 (Panzerfaust 3)
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Spike NLOS
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
Type 039A/B Yuan
BAE Systems
L118 Light Gun
MBDA
Akeron MP (MMP)
Elbit Systems
SkyStriker
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Spike SR
Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV)
PBK-500U Drel
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Ice Breaker
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.