The NLAW is used by the armed forces of several nations, including the United Kingdom, Finland, Luxembourg, Ukraine, and Sweden. The Ukrainian forces reported that NLAWs produced far more significant damage against Russian armored vehicles than their standard Soviet-era equipment. Preceding the escalation of the Ukraine War, the United Kingdom has supplied 2,000 NLAW systems to Ukraine, with an additional 1,615 delivered by March 9, 2022, to bolster Ukraine’s military and defense capabilities. Using its top attack capability, the NLAW can defeat the turret roof or back deck armor of any MBT - just like any other modern anti-tank missile with a top attack capability. The MBT turret top won’t have 500 mm armor it would make the tower too heavy and difficult to climb in and out (a very heavy and thick hatch). That mode is used only against soft targets. The direct attack explodes on impact and can be countered with reactive armor. The top attack mode is used against MBTs, exploding when passing over with an explosion forming a fast and hot arrow attacking from the top. The weapon can be operated in two modes: a top and a direct attack. Trading the lives of one or two defenders to take out an attacking tank is a good trade-off unless you run out of volunteers before they run out of tanks. In the real world, where tanks operate together and are supported by infantry in urban areas, engaging a tank tends to be the military equivalent of a murder-suicide pact. Ukrainian soldier posing in front of the destroyed tank with NLAW (Photo: Social Media Date: March 2022)
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