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German anti-tank rifles originated back in 1917 with the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, the world's first anti-tank rifle, using a special 13.2 mm (0.52 in) cartridge. It was created in response to the appearance of the first British tanks on the Western Front. That single shot manually operated rifle enjoyed moderate success; approximately 15,800 ...
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 ...
The first combat use of anti-tank rifles took place during the invasion of Poland of 1939. 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 ...
World War II 37: 3.7 cm TAK 1918 German Empire: World War I 37: AC 37 anti-tank gun France: World War II 37: 3.7 cm PaK 35/36 Nazi Germany: World War II 37: 37 mm anti-tank gun M1930 (1-K) Soviet Union: World War II 37: Type 94 37 mm Japan: World War II 37: 37 mm Bofors Sweden: World War II 37: 37 mm gun M3 United States: World War II 37: 3,7cm ...
Pages in category "World War II anti-tank guns of Germany" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 (sPzB 41) or "Panzerbüchse 41" was a German anti-tank weapon working on the squeeze bore principle. Officially classified as a heavy anti-tank rifle (German: schwere Panzerbüchse), it would be better described, and is widely referred to, as a light anti-tank gun. [2]
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.
Design of a horse-drawn, 3.7 cm anti-tank gun (designated 3.7 cm Pak L/45) by Rheinmetall commenced in 1924 and the first guns were issued in 1928. [5] By the early 1930s, it was apparent that horse-drawn artillery was obsolescent, and the gun was modified for motorized transport by substituting magnesium-alloy wheels and pneumatic tires for the original spoked wooden wheels, allowing it to be ...