What makes a weapon anti-air or anti-tank? Would anti-air be effective against tanks? Could we create one weapon that covers both, or even all possible targets?

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What makes a weapon anti-air or anti-tank? Would anti-air be effective against tanks? Could we create one weapon that covers both, or even all possible targets?

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Answer 1

During the war for Israeli independence, they mounted anti-aircraft cannons, horizontally, on pickup trucks, and used them against tanks.

You can see a Hollywood version of that in the movie, “Cast a Giant Shadow.”