Anti-ballistic weapon

An anti ballistic weapon is any weapon (be it a missile, a laser or another type of object) designed to counter threats which are ballistic objects.

"Ballistic objects" include:

Artillery rockets
Artillery shells
Ballistic missiles
Mortar bombs
Rocket-propelled mortar bombs

Weapons

History	Premodern combat Middle Ages American Civil War World War I Chemical Germany Infantry World War II France Italy Soviet Union United Kingdom United States Korean War Vietnam War

Types	Aircraft Ancillary Anti-aircraft Anti-ballistic Anti-personnel Anti-tank Area denial Artillery Biological Chemical Ceremonial Combat vehicle Conventional Crew-served Cyber Directed-energy Explosive Firearm Hunting Improvised Incendiary Mass destruction Non-lethal Offensive Personal Pneumatic Space Tectonic Torpedo Toy

Other	Arsenal Industry Mount Possession Criminal possession Science fiction

References

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