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A top attack device is designed to attack armoured vehicles from above as the armour is usually thinnest at the top. Ideally it will penetrate perpendicular to the attacked surface. The device may be delivered (often as a submunition) by a missile artillery shell or even an emplaced munition. Top attack munitions use either a high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead for direct impact or near impact or an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) warhead for over-flight of the target.