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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Javelin missiles can be used against helicopters and low-flying jets, and there are documented cases of helicopters being shot by laser-guided ATGMs like Stugna-P in Ukraine.

UH-60 helicopter was shot down by and an RPG-7 rocket in Mogadishu during the famous “black hawk down” incident.

And, of course, the only recorded air-to-air kill of an F-15E strike eagle was when it shot down enemy helicopter *with a bomb*.

So in short, any anti-tank weapon can be successfully used against aircraft if you manage to hit it.