9K111 Fagot / 9K113 Konkurs vs 9K115-2 Metis-M: how to tell them apart

Two anti-tank weapons that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

9K111 Fagot / 9K113 Konkurs

Anti-tank weapon, Soviet Union. In service since 1970

What gives it away

Missile tube on top of a compact sight box and a short tripod, operated by a gunner lying behind it.

Used by

Russia, Ukraine and many others

9K115-2 Metis-M

Anti-tank weapon, Soviet Union. In service since 1992

What gives it away

Short, fat missile container on a small launcher with a boxy sight and a thin tripod; a three-man crew carries it and the missiles in backpacks.

Used by

Russia, Syria and others

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