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Sagger

Sagger

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A Soviet missile used during the Cold War to destroy tanks
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: Sagger
  • During the Cold War, the Soviet Union produced the Sagger, an anti-tank guided missile that NATO designated as the AT-3.
  • Sagger fire

And, you know, I identified some Sagger missiles and some Chinese mortars that were found.

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Examples

  • Egyptian forces effectively used the Sagger missile to target Israeli tanks, significantly impacting the outcome of battles.

  • Shortly after 0800, an Iraqi BMP realized it was being overwatched, panicked, and fired a Sagger anti-tank missile at a Bradley.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • And, you know, I identified some Sagger missiles and some Chinese mortars that were found.

    Danny Jones

  • I remember the Harriers came in and dropped the load and then a Sagger missile was fired at them.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • The Sagger missile was known for its wire-guided technology, allowing operators to guide the missile to its target during military engagements.

Surface Forms

Sagger main

Etymology

The word Sagger is a NATO name for the Soviet AT-3 anti-tank guided missile used during the Cold War. NATO gave short, simple English names like this as easy labels, so Sagger is really a 'code name' soldiers and analysts used for that specific missile.