ATGM Launcher

"Wire-guided anti-tank missile launchers are mounted on the turret."

- Battlelog Description

An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launcher is a weapon system that provides its user with armor penetrating capability. Certain systems are designed to be mounted on vehicles, allowing them to counter threats posed by tanks and to clear obstructions for infantry.

Battlefield 3
ATGM Launcher is a specialization for IFVs that provides the driver with anti-armor capability. It is equipped as a secondary weapon.

Like the BGM-71 TOW and 9M133 Kornet emplacements, the missile is wire-guided. The missile will travel dead ahead for about 10 meters before adjusting towards the operator's target. During this time and a few seconds after, it is possible for the missle to travel through obstacles and even walls due to a bug. Because it follows the turret, it is ineffective against infantry, as the missile cannot be pointed against level ground (other than from an elevated position); nonetheless it does excellent damage against enemy tanks, disabling them in a single hit.

A weapon similar, if not exactly the same to the ATGM Launcher is seen being used by Tank Destroyers during the Armored Kill videos, hinting that it may be an unlock for the Tank Destroyers.