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Anti-tank mines are the most common anti-tank obstacles. For implementation of various anti-tank obstacles: For British anti-tank obstacles, see: British anti-invasion preparations of World War II#Lines and islands. The Korean Demilitarized Zone is known to have very large minefields. The Berlin Wall used many different obstacles, including ...
High oil prices in the 1970s induced investment in oil production by non-OPEC countries, particularly for reserves with a higher cost of production. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] These included Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, the North Sea offshore fields of the United Kingdom and Norway, the Cantarell offshore field of Mexico, and oil sands in Canada.
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. 36 ...
The advanced Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour on this T-90S is arranged in pairs of plates, giving the turret its prominent triangular profile.. An element of explosive reactive armour (ERA) is made of either a sheet or slab of high explosive sandwiched between two metal plates, or multiple "banana shaped" rods filled with high explosive which are referred to as shaped charges.
9K116-1 Bastion (AT-10 Stabber) – fired through rifled tank gun tubes of T-55 tank; 9K118 Sheksna (AT-12 Swinger) – fired through smoothbore tank gun tubes of T-62 tank; 9M119 Svir / 9M119M Refleks (AT-11 Sniper) - fired through smoothbore tank gun tubes of T-64, T-72, T-80, T-84, T-90 tanks; 9M120 Ataka (AT-9 Spiral-2) – Can be air-launched
Anti-tank tactics during the war were largely integrated with the offensive or defensive posture of the troops being supported, usually infantry. Most anti-tank tactics depend on the range effectiveness of various weapons and weapon systems available. These are divided as follows: Operational range over the horizon (20–40 km range)
A cutaway of a VS-2.2 landmine. A VS-2.2 landmine found in Iraq in 2004. The VS-2.2, VS-3.6 and SH-55 are Italian circular plastic cased anti-tank blast mines that use the VS-N series fuze. They have very few metal components and are resistant to overpressure and shock. The VS-2.2 and VS-3.6 can also be deployed from helicopters.
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