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The Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle was extensively used by most Polish units. The Wz. 35 with 7.92 mm anti-tank rifle ammunition was a very effective weapon against all German tanks of the period (the Panzer I, II and III, as well as the Czechoslovak-made LT-35 and LT-38). [3] At up to 400 m (1,300 ft), it could destroy all lightly armoured vehicles ...
Stop That Tank! is organized into two separate sections: the first animated section lasting three minutes, 15 seconds is a comedic demonstration of the anti-tank gun in an anti-Nazi propaganda "sketch", while the second longer section uses both cartoon animation and live action sequences to demonstrate proper use and handling of the Mk.1 Boys ...
Panzerbüchse (German: "anti-tank rifles") Panzerbüchse 35 (polnisch) (PzB 35(p)) - a captured Polish Kb ppanc wz.35 anti-tank rifle; Panzerbüchse 38 anti-tank rifle; Panzerbüchse 39 anti-tank rifle; Panzerbüchse Boyes - a captured British Boys 0.55 Anti-tank rifle; Rocket weapons Raketen-Panzerbüchse 43 ('rocket tank rifle 43'), aka ...
Germany: 2003 Bolt-action .50 BMG Mauser Tankgewehr M1918 German Empire: 1918 Bolt-action 13.2mm TuF: Gepárd anti-materiel rifle Hungary: 1987 Bolt-action Semi-automatic .50 BMG 12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm Vidhwansak India: 2005 Bolt-action 12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm 20×82mm. Pindad SPR-2 Indonesia: 2007 Bolt-action .50 BMG Arash Iran: 2013 Semi ...
After the Allies deployed the first tanks in 1916, the German Empire introduced the first anti-tank weapons. [1] The first developed anti-tank weapon was a scaled-up bolt-action rifle, the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, that fired a 13.2 mm cartridge with a solid bullet that could penetrate the thin armor used by tanks at that time and destroy the ...
43M Toldi Páncélvadász ('Toldi tank hunter') - Toldi hull with a German 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun in an open casemate. Only 1 prototype made since the Germans did not deliver the guns ordered and paid for due to the war situation. [7] Toldi II armed with heavy anti-tank rocket launchers - modified Toldi II with its gun removed and a twin ...
The Tankgewehr M1918 (transl. Tankgun), also known as the Mauser 13mm anti-tank rifle and T-Gewehr in English, [2] [3] is a German anti-tank rifle [4] —the first rifle designed for the sole purpose of destroying armored targets—and the only anti-tank rifle to see service in World War I. Approximately 16,900 were produced.
An Anti-tank rifle is a large calibre rifle designed to penetrate armored plating and thus defeat enemy armored vehicles. This concept was followed by many nations entering World War II but was almost completely abandoned by the conclusion of that conflict due to ineffectiveness.