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| Tango01 | 28 Mar 2020 12:57 p.m. PST |
… a PIAT "In 1941, Britain developed the Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank, better known as the PIAT. The PIAT would become Britain's primary anti-tank weapon during World War II. The British had struggled to field an effective anti-tank weapon for infantry. In 1940, the British Army had introduced the No. 68 anti-tank rifle grenade — but it lacked penetrating power. Likewise, the .55-caliber Boys anti-tank rifle, introduced in 1937, couldn't punch through the thicker German armor of the early 1940s. The PIAT finally gave British and Allied infantry the means to defeat Axis armor. But the weapon required considerable courage to use effectively…"
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