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Saclos Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Saclos, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

MILAN, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsMILANMan-portable anti-tank guided missileSide: ChadUnited KingdomCoalition forcesNational Transitional Council and rebel forcesIraqi government and coalition forcesIslamic State and jihadist groupsUkraineBuilt: Euromissile / MBDA / France / GermanyMILAN is a Franco-German, wire-guided anti-tank guided missile built around a reusable launch post and disposable missile round. Designed for infantry anti-armor teams, the SACLOS system requires the operator to keep the sight on target while guidance commands travel through a wire link. Its long service record spans Cold War export use, truck-mounted Chadian firepower in 1987, German-supplied Peshmerga launchers in Iraq, Islamic State use documented at Kobane, and French deliveries to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.

9K111 Fagot, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons

Infantry Weapons9K111 FagotMan-portable anti-tank guided missile systemSide: Hamas and Gaza-based armed groupsArmeniaArtsakhRussiaUkraineOpposition and anti-government forcesBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / Soviet UnionThe 9K111 Fagot, known to NATO as the AT-4 Spigot, is a Soviet man-portable SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile system built around the 9P135 tripod launcher and 9M111 missile family. Its reusable launcher, later 9P135M compatibility with the 9M113 Konkurs, and 2 to 2.5 km range kept it relevant for legacy users, with documented appearances from Ukraine to Gaza and Karabakh.

9K115 Metis, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons

Infantry Weapons9K115 MetisMan-portable anti-tank guided missile systemSide: RussiaHouthi-aligned forcesOpposition and anti-government forcesHezbollah and allied Lebanese forcesBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9K115 Metis is a Soviet/Russian man-portable, wire-guided anti-tank guided missile family developed for company-level infantry anti-armor fire. The original AT-7 Saxhorn used a lightweight launcher and 94 mm missile for short-range engagements, while the Metis-M and Metis-M1 upgrades moved to larger 130 mm missiles with tandem HEAT and thermobaric options. Its documented conflict use spans Russian Metis-M employment in Ukraine, Houthi use in Yemen, Syrian rebel use, and Hezbollah's anti-tank missile threat in the 2006 Lebanon War.

9K114 Shturm, Radio-command anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons

Infantry Weapons9K114 ShturmRadio-command anti-tank guided missile systemSide: ArmeniaArtsakhRussiaUkraineBuilt: KBM Kolomna / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9K114 Shturm is a Soviet radio-command anti-tank guided missile system built around the 9M114 Kokon missile and known to NATO as AT-6 Spiral. Designed by KBM Kolomna for attack helicopters and the MT-LB-based 9P149 Shturm-S carrier, it combines SACLOS guidance, a fast missile, and a 5 km baseline range, with later missile variants reaching 6-7 km. In the Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Russian 9P149 vehicles have been lost or captured, while Ukrainian units have shown Shturm-S training and Shturm-SM modernization work using domestic sights and RK-2P missiles.

Bofors BILL anti-tank guided missile, Anti-tank guided missile, Munitions

MunitionsBofors BILL anti-tank guided missileAnti-tank guided missileSide: UnknownBuilt: BAE Systems Bofors / Saab Bofors Dynamics / SwedenBofors BILL is a Swedish portable anti-tank guided missile family developed by Bofors in the late 1970s, known for overfly top-attack guidance and the later BILL 2 upgrade.