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Boys anti-tank rifle; Hotchkiss 25mm anti-tank gun main anti-tank gun of France during Battle of France. Emphasised mobility with its small calibre over penetration 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun; 47 mm APX anti-tank gun; AC 37 anti-tank gun; AC 47 anti-tank gun; 47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun; Canon de 75 modèle 1897 modifié 1933
The soixante-quinze was an effective anti-tank gun but was heavy and much harder to conceal than the newer, small, high-velocity, small calibre anti-tank weapons. The chosen weapon was a design of the state-owned arsenal Atelier de Construction de Puteaux workshop (abbreviated to APX) located in Puteaux , Paris, and was named the canon de 47 mm ...
An anti-tank rifle is an anti-materiel rifle designed to penetrate the armor of armored fighting vehicles, most commonly tanks, armored personnel carriers, and infantry fighting vehicles. The term is usually used for weapons that can be carried and used by one person, but is sometimes used for larger weapons. [ 1 ]
At the outbreak of World War II, the 25 SA-L model 1934 was assigned to almost all armored and anti-tank units of the French army, while the 25 SA-L model 1937 was used in support companies of the infantry battalions. [10] Men of the British Expeditionary Force train with a Hotchkiss 25mm anti-tank gun during the Phoney War, November 1939.
World War II 45: 45 mm anti-tank gun M1932 (19-K) Soviet Union: World War II 45: 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) Soviet Union: World War II 45: 45 mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42) Soviet Union: World War II 47: C.47 F.R.C. Mod.31 Belgium: World War II 47: 47 SA 37 France: World War II 47: Type 1 anti-tank gun Japan: World War II 47: 4cm kanón vz ...
The mle 1937 was a lightened and lengthened version of the Hotchkiss designed Canon de 25 mm semi-automatique modèle 1934.The mle 1937 was designed and produced by Puteaux and it weighed 310 kg (680 lb) vs 480 kg (1,060 lb) for the mle 1934.
ARL 44 - entered service in 1949, replacing German Panther tanks in French service. Design proved unsatisfactory and was phased out in 1953. M47 Patton - A US tank entering French service in 1954, replacing the ARL 44 due to the cancellation of the AMX 50 design. AMX-30 - Entered service in 1966, replacing M47 Patton in French service. It would ...
In consequence, during World War II, both sides were compelled to make anti-tank guns self-propelled, which greatly increased their mobility. [18] The first self-propelled anti-tank guns were merely belated attempts to make use of obsolete tanks, such as the Panzerjäger I, which was a Czech 4.7-cm Pak (t) gun mated to a Panzer I chassis [a].