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An anti-tank grenade is a specialized hand-thrown grenade used to defeat armored targets. Although their inherently short range limits the usefulness of grenades, troops can lie in ambush or maneuver under cover to exploit the limited outward visibility of the crew in a target vehicle. Hand launched anti-tank grenades became redundant with the ...
The " Grenade, Hand, Anti-Tank No. 74 ", commonly known as the S.T. grenade[a] or simply sticky bomb, was a British hand grenade designed and produced during the Second World War. The grenade was one of a number of ad hoc anti-tank weapons developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard after the loss of many anti-tank guns in France after ...
The soldier is the centre is holding a Hawkins grenade. The Grenade, Hand, Anti-Tank, No. 75, also known as the " Hawkins grenade " was a British anti-tank hand grenade used during World War II. It was one of a number of grenades developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard in the aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuation.
The Type 3 "anti-tank" hand grenade is a Japanese grenade produced from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.It was designed to destroy the Allies' tanks. There are three variants (sub-types) of the weapon: Ko (Type A), Otsu (Type B), and Hei (Type C).
The most predominant anti-tank weapons at the start of World War II in 1939 included the tank-mounted gun, anti-tank guns and anti-tank grenades used by the infantry, and ground-attack aircraft. British Indian Army tank-hunting squad with anti-tank rifle and molotov cocktails in North Africa, 6 October 1940
M9 rifle grenade. The M9 rifle grenade was an American anti-tank rifle grenade used during World War II. The earlier-designed M10 grenade was too heavy to be fired an effective distance by a rifle; the M9 was conceived as a lighter version of that design. (The M10 became part of the evolution of the bazooka.) Towards the end of the Second World ...
Operational history. The No. 73 grenade was first issued in the last months of 1940, but it was rarely used as an anti-tank grenade; instead the fuze was usually removed and it was used as a demolition charge. It was withdrawn from service within a year, and reissued again in 1943 for the express purpose of being used for demolition work. [8]
Specifications. Mass. Weight: 3 kg (H3) or 3.5 kg (H3.5) The Hafthohlladung (German, lit. "adhesive hollow charge"), also known as the " Panzerknacker " ("tank breaker", an analogy to "safe cracker"), was a magnetically adhered, shaped charge anti-tank grenade used by German forces in World War II, and was sometimes described as a mine.