Folgore

Folgore is best described as a portable single-shot recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher rather than a guided missile. GlobalMilitary identifies it as an Italian portable, single-shot recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher, and heavy-weapons reference material lists it as an 80 mm anti-tank weapon. It belongs in the infantry anti-armor layer, giving dismounted troops a compact weapon against light armor, fortifications, and older armored vehicles.

Folgore's design differs from simpler shoulder-fired launchers by using support equipment such as a tripod and optical sighting arrangement in some descriptions. That adds weight but improves stability and aiming. The 80 mm caliber gives useful shaped-charge effect, but without guidance the weapon depends on operator training, target range, and target movement. It should therefore be evaluated as recoilless anti-armor artillery at infantry scale, not as a modern fire-and-forget ATGM.

Operationally, Folgore fills a niche below heavier guided missiles. It can support infantry ambushes, defensive positions, and close-range anti-vehicle tasks, especially where older armor or fieldworks are the target. Its limits are also central: unguided rockets require line of sight and expose the firing team. The page should make that tradeoff clear because the current category label can otherwise imply a more sophisticated guided missile than the system actually is.