Sagger

Hezbolla have even been pressing into service Russian-made "Sagger" wire-guided missiles – which caused such great slaughter of Israeli tanks during the Yom Kippur war – and even captured (or purchased) US TOW missiles.

The wrong kind of war Richard 2006

So effective were the Russian Sagger missiles at decimating the Israeli armour that it was for a while thought that this meant the end of the tank in modern warfare.

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Potent infantry-borne anti-armor weapons have plagued the Israelis since the 1973 Ramadan War, when Russian-made wire-guided Sagger missiles were fired in barrages at Israeli tanks by Egyptian forces crossing the Suez Canal.

franklin lamb on israel’s lebanon failures 2008

Potent infantry-borne anti-armor weapons have plagued the Israelis since the 1973 Ramadan War, when Russian-made wire-guided Sagger missiles were fired in barrages at Israeli tanks by Egyptian forces crossing the Suez Canal.

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In July 2006, Hezbollah used the Russian AT-13 Metis, or Saxhorn, the modern tube-launched successor to the Sagger, which can punch through 18 inches of Merkava IV tank armor.

franklin lamb on israel’s lebanon failures 2008

In July 2006, Hezbollah used the Russian AT-13 Metis, or Saxhorn, the modern tube-launched successor to the Sagger, which can punch through 18 inches of Merkava IV tank armor.

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In March 1993, two Sagger missiles were fired at an SLA patrol.

The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

In March 1993, two Sagger missiles were fired at an SLA patrol.

The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

Military experts say that Israeli intelligence knew ahead of time that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah fighters had gotten shipments of Russian - and French-made Sagger missiles.

Mighty Merkavas Fail In War Gone Awry: 'Boom, Flames and Smoke' 2006

Hezbollah has also used antitank missiles, including the less modern Sagger, to fire from a distance into houses in which Israeli troops are sheltered, with a first explosion cracking the typical concrete block wall and the second going off inside.

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