anti-tank
adjective
ˌan-tē-ˈtaŋk 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antitank
: designed to destroy or check tanks
an anti-tank missile
antitank mines
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Some of the first tank modifications came early in the war, when the main threats to military vehicles were Ukraine’s anti-tank missiles, supplied by the United States, and drones that dropped grenades.
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Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Unlike earlier tanks with thicker armor and larger guns, the Type 100 employs active defense interceptors, photoelectric sensors, and remote weapon stations to counter threats from modern anti-tank missiles and drones, which often exploit vulnerabilities on the top of armored vehicles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Many have also tried to identify the weapon, with guesses including an M9A1 anti-tank rifle grenade, an M6A3 bazooka rocket, an M7A3 bazooka training rocket or an M7A3 training rocket.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Engineering forces from the IDF's Gaza Division had placed concrete blocks to protect the road to Kibbutz Nahal Oz from anti-tank missile fire—a precaution that would soon prove tragically inadequate as, the next day, October 7, terrorists simply hopped over the blocks with amazing ease.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Unlike earlier tanks with thicker armor and larger guns, the Type 100 employs active defense interceptors, photoelectric sensors, and remote weapon stations to counter threats from modern anti-tank missiles and drones, which often exploit vulnerabilities on the top of armored vehicles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Many have also tried to identify the weapon, with guesses including an M9A1 anti-tank rifle grenade, an M6A3 bazooka rocket, an M7A3 bazooka training rocket or an M7A3 training rocket.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Engineering forces from the IDF's Gaza Division had placed concrete blocks to protect the road to Kibbutz Nahal Oz from anti-tank missile fire—a precaution that would soon prove tragically inadequate as, the next day, October 7, terrorists simply hopped over the blocks with amazing ease.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Anti-tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tank. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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