Ground-based missiles: the Euromissile Milan series entered service in 1974 and shortly after saw active use in Lebanon in 1996. The Milan is probably still the most popular man-portable anti-tank missile in the world and its concept has been applied to many others, amongst which are more notably the Swedes and the Russians.

Armada InternationalVol. 26 Nbr. 6, December 2002

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Ground-based missiles: the Euromissile Milan series entered service in 1974 and shortly after saw active use in Lebanon in 1996. The Milan is probably still the most popular man-portable anti-tank missile in the world and its concept has been applied to many others, amongst which are more notably the Swedes and the Russians.

The Milan may also be able to claim a record for versatility as it has been successfully used as an antipersonnel weapon (by the British Army in the Falklands) and missile launcher destroyer (with the SAS in Iraq). It is also know to have been used in anti-aircraft skirmishes (during the Iran-Iraq wa...

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