The American Wunderwaffe - The Javelin missile myth

The FGM-148F Javelin anti-tank missile system was developed in 1989 to destroy armored vehicles and low-flying low-speed targets like helicopters, drones and light aircraft.

An infrared homing head (GOS) detects the target and ensures its capture at any time of the day. After firing the Javelin missile, the shooter can immediately change his position to avoid being hit by return fire.

The target is hit by a tandem HEAT warhead capable of penetrating 600-800 mm of armor. The rocket hits a tank or other armored vehicle in the upper part, where the armor is the weakest.

Javelins did live up to a fraction of its fearsome reputation as it managed to knock off an unspecified number of tanks. However, it was the Ukrainian ATGM Skif or Stugna-P, developed by the Luch Design Bureau, that did the most damage.