Anti-Tank Weapons PETER CHAMBERLAIN AND TERRY GANDER Copyright © 1974 Peter Chamberlain and Terry Ga

Anti-Tank

Weapons

PETER CHAMBERLAIN AND TERRY GANDER

Copyright © 1974 Peter Chamberlain and Terry Gander

This book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission.

First published in Great Britain 1974 by

Macdonald and Jane's (Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Lid.)

49150 Poland Street, London WIA 2LG

ISBN 0 356 08066 8

Printed in Great Britain

EN INGLÉS. ENGLISH

Anti-Tank

Weapons

FACT FILES

PETER CHAMBERLAIN and TERRY GANDER

Without a doubt the most important new tactical weapon of World War 2 was the tank.

Its ascendancy over the battlefields was soon recognized by all the warring nations who produced weapons of varying efficiency in an attempt to reduce its effectiveness and remove its prime tactical asset - mobility. This Fact File sets out to describe and illustrate the anti-tank weapons of all the combatants. Included are anti-tank guns, anti-tank rifles, anti-tank mines and grenades along with recoilless weapons such as the bazooka and German Panzerfaust.

Each weapon is described and illustrated with its relevant data. Not included are the various mobile applications of these weapons such as the German Panzerjäger and British anti-tank gun portees. The weapons described are those designed specifically for the anti-tank role and the book does not include the various 'dual-purpose' guns these will be covered in future Fact Files