Although the 17-pounder was an excellent anti-armor weapon, initially the HE shell provided was weak, making it a poor general-purpose tank gun.
Engages enemy armor with anti-armor weapons.
Weapons Company provides fire support coordination, medium mortars, anti-armor weapons, and heavy machine gun support for the rifle companies.
In common with most Japanese armor, it was no match for Allied tanks or anti-armor weapons.
Many armies continue to use it as a viable anti-armor weapon, especially against 1950s- and 1960s-era tanks and other armored vehicles still in use worldwide.
Additionally, a dismountable anti-armor weapon will be carried on board.
In the 1st Airborne Brigade, it is used as its main anti-armor weapon.
The ruggedness, simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness of the RPG-7 has made it the most widely used anti-armor weapon in the world.
Rebel fighters came with technicals armed with anti-armor weapons and overwhelmed a military base in the village of al-Qawalish.
They definitely didn't have anti-armor weapons.