Brigades equipped with ATGM: Affordable to Entrepreneurs, not just States

ANTITANK GUIDED MISSILES AND LOCAL CONFLICTS The Syrian conflict has been marked by an extensive and actionpacked usage of antitank guided missiles (ATGM). The ATGM was primarily developed to hit and destroy armoured military vehicles. However, more recently, it has turned into a weapon employed to eliminate a broad range of targets. The first ever ATGM was developed and tested in Germany on the basis of the Ruhrstahl X4 air to air missile concept in 1943 and 1944. After World War 2, the Frenchdeveloped became the first ATGM widely used in combat during the Second ArabIsraeli War in 1956. From then onward, three distinct generations of ATGMs have been developed, with each generation making advances in guidance methods and missile characteristics. ATGMs are being used not only by infantry, but also appear to be carried by various ground and even air platforms.