Top attack
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A top attack device is designed to attack armoured vehicles from above, as the armour is usually thinnest at the top. Ideally, it will penetrate perpendicular to the attacked surface. The device may be delivered (often as a submunition) by a missile, artillery shell, or even an emplaced munition. Top attack munitions use either a high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead for direct impact or near impact, or an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) warhead for over-flight of the target.
[edit] Weapon systems using top attack
- BGM-71F TOW (USA)
- BILL 2 Anti-tank guided weapon (Sweden)
- BLU-108 (USA)
- CBU-97 (USA)
- PARS 3 LR (Germany)
- FGM-148 Javelin (USA)
- KSTAM (South Korea)
- M93 HORNET mine (USA)
- MBT LAW (Sweden)
- Nag (India)
- SADARM (USA)
- Spike (Israel)
- Type 01 LMAT (Japan)
- OMTAS (Turkey)
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