Anti-Tank Guided Missile - How Does it Actually Work?

Soldiers stood no chance up against armored tanks thank could destroy everything in their path. But that was the past, and today's modern soldiers can be equipped with a portable anti-tank missile that can cripple most tanks. How do such incredible missiles actually work? Check out today's new military video where we break down the incredible anti-tank missiles soldiers use to crush the competition.
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[@omar9654]

Love how they explained it but barely showed how it actually works lol. Just left us with our imagination

[@betweenthedimensions8315]

Well infographics show is low tier, so can’t expect much.

[@joshroberts243]

I mean when it comes to wire guided systems the US military tends to leave alot to the imagination as well 😂😂😂

[@Bopfoekdahunedz]

That’s why we have ksp

[@adhd_with_pennies4867]

The question is can it destroy amoured train Tested to take 1 nuclear missile not lieing its true

[@pinoypooltv]

Too long, didn't finish

[@ives3572]

"The tank was originally invented to clear a way for the infantry in the teeth of machine gun fire. Now it is the infantry who will have to clear a way for the tanks." - Winston Churchill

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Spaghetti

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@Henry Stickmin thanks Henry

[@itsnotmeiswear.]

HEAT is actually high explosive anti tank just saying

[@Breeki01]

i realised they said High energy and i was laughing for atleast 5 mins XD

[@Rashed1255]

@@Breeki01 I just said no it doesn’t and decided to Google, confirmed I was right

[@typograf62]

And wire guided torpedoes in WW2 was a rare thing. As for WW1 - nuts!

[@joelmonroy287]

Same thing lol the energy is the explosive that being push out lol

[@interestingwiki7006]

The fact that it stops for a short second right after launching makes me feel uneasy

[@Rohnny5]

It doesn't stop, the second booster hasn't kicked in yet

[@taxcollector5920]

yes

[@lofipolaroid9960]

I think it has an arming distance so it has to fly a certain distance first before it arms itself. many launchers have those

[@faizanzamberi9208]

to protect gunner from back blast..

[@LEGIONCABAL]

@@faizanzamberi9208 thats correct

[@BanmancityLyngdoh]

Have you noticed that all the people in the video are constantly nodding 🙈 Even the tank barrel is also nodding up and down 😂

[@Rashed1255]

@Ronald Zhao no its trying to aim for the head but the guy keeps jumping

[@MrGraveBait]

you know too much. you must be nodded

[@mastermindepsilon9517]

It's to give the illusion of lifelikeness and animation. It's subtle, requires little effort on the animators part, but also keeps a viewer focused. It's kinda brilliant actually.

[@Rashed1255]

@@mastermindepsilon9517 Nods

[@MapleMaf1a]

Did my comment get deleted? Infographics getting salty over a little critique??

[@diversejoe617]

Anti-tank guided missile:*exists* North Korea: It's free real estate

[@sujeet1979]

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[@MrHowhot]

@@sujeet1979 you want to say what content is on your channel not just ask for subs

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[@leylannfitzgerald8473]

This faintly reminds me of holt saying that the phone beeps too fast to be an IED. I love Wildlands

[@sujeet1979]

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[@mrwitter4]

Tom Clancy Ghost recon wildlands ✊🙏

[@ROOSTER333]

One of my top 3

[@PersonALANty]

XD

[@an_unfunnyperson]

W h a t

[@PsychoKern]

You say: "Mr.Missile, you see that tank over there? I don't want to see it anymore" Mr.Missile: *I gotchu fam*

[@Robjeysimpson]

Mr Missile is a real stand up guy

[@josephcua266]

Normal grenade: i have the speed of a thrown ball Rocket propelled grenade: i have the speed of a rocket.

[@ahmedtubegamingvlogs5412]

Yeah

[@m4a1_delta66]

aim-9 sidewinder I AM SPEED

[@chloeheywood3374]

Ya mate shut up

[@seyoftime9785]

?? Whats the point of this meme

[@m4a1_delta66]

@@seyoftime9785 oh you wouldnt get......sigh

[@southeasegirl2329]

The explosion more expensive than my salary

[@JakeBroe]

Great video!

[@FlerdaMan]

Who would’ve thought this would be relevant a year later

[@starestairs5090]

I am a future anti tank missile operator 🇸🇴

[@krashoutkey]

It goes boom

[@cooldawggaming1802]

This reminds me of the time where The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.

[@louis-nz8ce]

I've seen that exact explanation across like 10 videos😂

[@LarryPhischman]

The Javelin costs as much as a middle class American house.

[@cobomartinez2919]

If I remember correctly a javelin missile is 80k

[@siouneo152]

@@cobomartinez2919 and for the missile itself, It will break your bank account. Even the Ukrainians who only manage to buy a few launchers and missiles for 280+k

[@mykillak]

why do i have a felling you read too many c.o.d qoutes after you died playing the game😂😅

[@LEGIONCABAL]

can your house destroy a main battle tank?

[@siouneo152]

@@LEGIONCABAL The problem here is can javelin destroy a tank, now it surely can but what are the chances, Only 20% chance to destroy any tank for the javelin

[@branpod]

1:36 gotta love the floating arm

[@vikkimcdonough6153]

7:02 - Granted, manually-guided missiles like the Sagger are themselves quite effective in the hands of a skilled operator (as Israel learned to their sorrow in the early part of the Yom Kippur War, when Sagger-armed Egyptian infantry wiped out a large chunk of Israel's total tank force), but this requires a lot of training to produce missile operators who can effectively steer the missile to the target _and_ avoid losing their nerve (and letting the missile go wild) under enemy fire.

[@V.D.22]

So, tank armor has explosives that counter the missile explosion, but javelin missiles have counter counter explosive that counter the counter explosives on the armor 😂

[@LeinoSmaul]

basically yes

[@MPdude237]

5:06 Unlike rocket launchers, the RPG-7 uses a percussion primer as opposed to an electrical one, similar to those found on normal guns. Also, the RPG-7 used a similar method to kick the rocket out of the tube as the M72 LAW and the PanzerFaust.

[@Adam-wr2rg]

Thank you, at this point I was sure this vid is bs with little research (poor graphics until then was my only concern) hey - room for improvement

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They combined turbografx with info to come up with this channel name

[@tapsfest23]

Last time i was this early Queen Elizabeth was still a child.

[@sujeet1979]

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Its a bot lol don't subscribe

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You werent even alive then

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@@bored.boring yes he was he just said so

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Thanks! At 3 am the right video to watch.😂

[@Chris_pro]

I have NEVER searched the exact title of a video to find it was posted TWO days ago. This is amazing.

[@vikkimcdonough6153]

5:45 - Of course, unguided rockets are also vastly cheaper than guided, so you can afford to simply shoot lots of them at the enemy tanks to make sure that some of them hit (and keep in mind that many of the misses will still end up hitting things like the _other_ tanks in the formation, as well as creating havok in the escorting infantry [although admittedly less than rockets with dedicated anti-infantry high-explosive warheads do]).

[@chippy3901]

Been watching this guy for years and just now realized he’s been tricking me into learning history

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[@jarrettbobbett5230]

Nothing stops Russian tanks like a Ukrainian with a Javelin missile.

[@Justineexy]

Javelin isn't good.

[@Chetanarora2308]

This aged like wine

[@smoothoperator6817]

@@Chetanarora2308 like a very expensive wine

[@Kehteron]

Fun fact: the javelin was made by the famous calculator company “Texas Instruments”

[@charliedallachie3539]

Really that’s interesting. They make great calculators

[@jcamaya1395]

We need to start handing these out to the Ukrainians

[@zombiTrout]

We did

[@jcamaya1395]

@@zombiTrout more

[@zombiTrout]

@@jcamaya1395 The good news is that these are working better than expected.

[@Dainci]

03:40 best scientific animation ever

[@BlenderStudy]

Amazing animation and information..!! Thank you for the update..!!

[@petertimowreef9085]

It's ironic that on the anti-vehicle weapon saturated battlefield of today the safest place to be is in the infantry. It used to be the other way around for the vast majority of large scale human warfare history.

[@stickthelanding4785]

Just look how the Russians are doing

[@Scotland2306]

Full 180. Death tins in Ukraine 🇺🇦.

[@patriciajacobs8224]

*How does it Actually Work? Simple: They Guide Anti-Tank Missiles! Duh!!*

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YESSSSSS BABY!!!!!

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@@blazingfury2033 but I can lol

[@dodimiller1956]

Ok?

[@thomasfrancis2595]

There are some inaccuracies here. Just an example: Shaped charges do not have a detonator at the end of a cone shaped cavity. The detonator sits right at the back of the HE, reason being you want the shock wave to move rear to front in order to support the formation of the copper jet. At the front of the ‘cone’ (which is there for aerodynamics and stand off), you will more likely see some form of piezoelectric Crystal, making the system ‘PIBD’ or Point Initiating Base Detonating. Kind of like the HESH rounds, but with a shaped charge. I remember being on a job once at a scrap yard where some naff metal was mistaken for ammunition… anyway whilst parked around the corner waiting for the next job to come through (EOD), some guy walks up and knocks on our window: “glad you guys happen to be here- I just found this in my scrap metal”…. Turned out to be an RPG warhead. Crazy what turns up!

[@squogg]

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[@NMad-kp2bu]

ATGM, also known as APGM or Anti-Personnel Guided Missile. Great for long range guerrilla attacks against soldiers on foot

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

Did they really say HEAT stands for "high energy anti tank" 😭😭

[@Stupid_lil_rat]

It "High Explosive Anti Tank" i think?

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

@@Stupid_lil_rat yes it is

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

@UCCduStDlnyCsDlZZmMCip9Q you wouldn't be caring about anything... except maybe how they're gonna find all the little bits of your body to bury

[@SELoggOff]

yeah..... made me cry too :/

[@umcaraqualquer8572]

@@Combatwombat-sn7ng edgy

[@michaelclarke5860]

the missile knows where it is at all times

[@kevinlkeys]

high explosive anti-tank = HEAT

[@martbeernink1404]

Thx learnd somthing

[@asifriaz324]

6:30 for the explination

[@trevorj203]

I watched this whole video hoping you went into more detail about the Javeline. Maybe do a whole video on that OK I get it uses the warhead to seek out the enemy that's why it's fire and forget. But I knew all this before the video

[@uselessusur835]

Can you guys do a video about active protection systems like the Shtora-1?

[@Anonymous-fh6mp]

I learn more here than i do in online school

[@stynkanator]

If you are confused about what the rounds do when they hit, there are a lot of great KZbin videos showing the process.

[@davidtorres7353]

Infografic show; please do a video on John jones who got stuck and died from being upside down for over 27 HOURS!!

[@slightlyamusedblackkidfrom9153]

somebody probably already said it but: it works because the missle knows where it is by knowing where it isnt.

[@n8iv-pubgmobile985]

Good gifts, Thanks to germany! 🇳🇿🤝🏾🇺🇦

[@abel_underwater]

? Javelin is literally an American weapon sent by US military

[@justinianthegreat154]

US!

[@justinianthegreat154]

Plus the flag is not a German flag, is from New Zealand lol

[@moisesojeda1085]

Javelin= 🇺🇸 NLAW= 🇬🇧 AT4= 🇸🇪

[@kelepoify]

In 2022 we can see how effective these are to ehermm.. Russian tanks

[@CascadiaAviation]

This video taught me a new word, "windage"

[@Lwless]

anti tank costs more than a tank, cool

[@CraziestMDBCrew]

1:36 i think something wrong with the arm rendering there

[@BappadityaNath]

This video reminded me about cod ghosts. I remember having an anti helo rpg in one of the first mission.

[@southeasegirl2329]

I need this weapon for close range

[@QuantikoOfficial]

what

[@toprobloxvideosroblox5084]

you know what's weird this is educatioal buts it is really entertaining

[@bonk9614]

I was literally searching for this😂

[@candiceperry7916]

It is awesome to watch the infographics show I like try not to use your hands

[@og_rivers_og9907]

Well I’m an 0352 in the USMC and I can tell you right now, the Saber System that y’all just called a TOW is way more advanced than the Jav. The Saber System is crazy, I suggest y’all do a little more research on it and then make another video. But it was a good video, that was the only mistake I found. Good job.

[@yourmomgagsmenut]

What about the First Person controlled Nikita misses from Metal Gear? Those were hilarious to play with, with the octo camo on lol

[@DaemonPhobos]

It doesn't exist IRL sadly, closest RL weapon would be the Spike LR

[@dumbledwarf8888]

I feel like all these recent videos are just backstory for what is soon to come

[@Rashed1255]

WWIII

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@@Rashed1255 no WWV

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[@omnishambles5110]

6:17 They didn't have wire guided torpedoes in either world war, the US started to issue them in 1960.

[@y5fireflyschannel384]

For what I know, Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (or ATGMs) they are missiles that can be guided using a controller. They are usually HEAT shells being guided.

[@UncleWermus]

1:34 Cannot unsee the giant arm

[@tylerwickwire1522]

I want to see someone use a TOW missile through an obstacle course.

[@AbcDef-kq4dg]

i like it how they are all smiling

[@alex_zetsu]

Well according to Battlefield, you shoot once, find out the missile fell short, and then you get blown up.

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[@matthewmann8969]

Missiles, torpedoes, bombs, mines, dynamites, grenades, fire crackers, sparkles, and other kinds fiery explosives are pretty tight

[@Jezza36]

Thats so weird I was googling this earlier today

[@laudreport3798]

😮

[@christopherg2347]

Few things are as deadly for a tank, as a infanterist with a AT-weapon that managed to sneak up on them. Except with a ATG, the need to sneak into the flank or aft is entirely negated - it jsut flies up to hit the top by itself.

[@CyclopsRat]

The Slow Mo Guys have a great video on shaped charges, called explosive chain reaction, if you need a better understanding of the tech

[@toddbowling8499]

Love you guys

[@wightclaudia]

You destroyed their anti-air radar?!!! It wasn’t one of the targets but way to go Boss!

[@warren7565]

Umm if it's 100kg to a square inch and you have the same weight to 1/2 a square inch it's actually 4x so 400kg per square inch.

[@CShand]

Can you do a video on "target lock" how does an aircraft detect this? What is this?

[@LordBagdanoff]

Probably the most used weapon at the moment now!

[@beyondhorizon516]

Make a video on Amourshiping.

[@kanetechtips]

Ah yes, the PIAT, the anti-tank missile - Talking about missiles, a missile (in military terms) is defined as a guided projectile which none of the WW2 Anti Tank Weapons were, therefore they should be called rockets.

[@robertmosher7418]

The TOW 2 missile no longer has wires guiding it and is also now a fire and forget. It is not really all that man portable and is normally carried on vehicles. The Bradley fighting vehicles have a lifting arm or wing that has two TOW 2 missile launchers or maybe it's a single launcher with two missiles. I have never served in a bradley unit.

[@Austin_V]

Very nice.

[@housejunkie124]

skip to 8:05

[@atlas9872]

ONLY CHANNEL WITH FAST UPOADS! AND THEIR ENTERTAINING!

[@smashedcoconut7]

“the missile knows where it because it knows where it isn’t”

[@elmussom5433]

What is that tube shown at 5:16 in the bottom-right screen corner? :)

[@Rohnny5]

Tanks, low flying aircraft, and bunkers, fire and forget, 11B1P2C. It's a gimbal attached to the missile that finds the picture you take with the CLU.

[@BrutalHamlet]

The explanation of a shaped charge here is a little confused. There is a copper cone with explosives outside it and the tip of the cone actually points away from whatever is supposed to get destroyed. This causes the tip of the cone to get compressed by the explosives and get forced forward which is where the molten stream comes from. The damage that these weapons cause isn't from the temperature of the molten metal but instead from speed that it's moving.

[@Yerd2484]

Turns out they work great

[@fahrezaakbarramadhan0511]

*The missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn't*

[@mrwitter4]

Tom Clancy Ghost recon wildlands ✊🙏

[@marsilingmartian239]

From the videos of Syria war. There are many Syrian's tanks destroyed by anti-tank guide missiles supplied by Western countries. Anti-Tank Guided Missile are extremely effective.

[@IronVigilance]

I was one of the designated Javelin Gunners and my Platoon and that thing was so annoying to carry and shoot

[@chaoscommentary2179]

I love tow missiles in video games like battlefield

[@nlrenzo9432]

They should make an episode / video on the real events from the movie The Outpost.

[@sneakysky6398]

So this is how Ukraine is fighting

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[@chickenman1012]

I'm 5 days late

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Big gun go boom boom

[@bartoszbaranowski604]

Well RPG-7 is primer fired, not electrically. Primer detonated initial charge and once grenade is far enough rocket engine kicks in.

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You can thank Heady Lamar

[@blurp9054]

Everybody gansta until you see a guy standing on messile going towards you