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Former para Craig Allen on why the NLAW has proved such a game-changer in Ukraine
One of the most telling images of the conflict in Ukraine has been the sight of wrecked Russian armour destroyed by shoulder-launched anti-armour systems.
The US has supplied Javelin and the Germans the Panzerfaust 3s to the Ukrainians but it is the UK’s nextgeneration light anti-tank weapon (NLAW) that has seemingly made the most impact on the battlefield.
Loved by the Ukrainian troops and praised by their officers, it has cut a swathe through Russian armoured columns. So why has it proved so effective? After all, man-portable anti-tank weapons are nothing new.
The German Panzerfaust was the bane of Allied armour in World War Two and Russia's RPG is the most widely used weapon of the type. So, what is the difference with this new breed of antiarmour weapon and what factors are at play that has made it so effective?
