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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 KPÚV vz. 34 Czechoslovakia: World War II 37: 3,7cm KPÚV vz ...
'Anti-tank self-loading gun pattern 1941, Degtyaryov system') is an anti-tank rifle that was produced and used from 1941 by the Soviet Red Army during World War II. It is a single-shot weapon which fires the 14.5×114 mm round, which was able to penetrate German tanks such as the Panzer III and early models of the Panzer IV.
In 1941, the loss of huge amounts of anti-tank artillery created a need for a stop-gap anti-tank weapon, so famous USSR weapons designers such as Vasily Degtyaryov and Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov were tasked to design anti-tank rifles. Both were considered simpler and more suitable to wartime production than an updated Rukavishnikov rifle.
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 ]
Anti-tank rifle: 14.5×114mm Soviet Union: Single-shot reloadable rifle. PTRS-41: Anti-tank rifle: 14.5×114mm Soviet Union: 5-round internal magazine. M1 Bazooka: Recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher: 60 mm United States: Single-shot reloadable launcher. 3,000 supplied by the United States during the Lend-Lease program. PIAT: Anti-tank ...
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].
PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow. Anti-tank rifles were introduced in some armies before the Second World War to provide infantry with a stand-off weapon when confronted with a tank assault. The intention was to preserve the morale of the infantry by providing a weapon that could actually defeat a tank.
The Boys anti-tank rifle (officially Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys, and sometimes incorrectly spelled "Boyes") is a British anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It was often nicknamed the " elephant gun " by its users due to its size and large 0.55 in (14 mm) bore.