Anti-tank weapons

[Erich]

you guys know what this late war killer job is.... ?

[plan_D]

Well, Panzerschreck? I don't actually know the difference between the Faust and Schreck...

[Kongo Otto]

Here are a few pics from German anti-tank guns.

First Picture: Raketenwerfer 43 "Puppchen"



Second Picture: 12,8cm Pak 43




Greetings from germany
Kongo Otto

[trackend]

hi D The Faust one shot hollow charge weapon and the Schreck a German copy of the bazooka
heres four for the thread I didn't include the sticky bomb as it was not a fired weapon. only the Mauser dates from the 1914-18 war.
The BOYS was well known for its fantastically vicious kick when fired as was the PIAT.
The Blacker Bombard was effective but it's mount was heavy and made it very hard to transport even with the legs removed.
Ive handelled both a Boys and a PIAT which is a beast of thing to **** and needed both feet on the thing to compress the spring.

[Kongo Otto]

I forget what type the two ww1 anti-tank rifles are. Maybe someone can take the picture and find out what they are.

The smaller one at the Picture is a Soviet PKM Machinegun.It fire 7,62x54R
(Rimmed Edge) Ammo.It was put into service in the Red Army in 1964.


Greetings from germany
Kongo Otto

[plan_D]

The 128mm anti-tank cannon you showed a picture of, Kongo, is a PaK44 128mm not PaK43 - as there was no PaK43 128mm. PaK43 was an 88mm cannon.

[Kongo Otto]

The 128mm anti-tank cannon you showed a picture of, Kongo, is a PaK44 128mm not PaK43 - as there was no PaK43 128mm. PaK43 was an 88mm cannon.

Thats correct.Was my mistake.I´m sorry.


Greetings from Germany
Kongo Otto

[trackend]

Thats alright Kongo we can't all be as perfect as old Plan D

[plan_D]

I study tanks, and naturally come across the AT cannons. I like people to be correct.

[trackend]

Iv'e never seen a studded tank other than a lee grant.

[plan_D]

Studded? You mean riveted? There were quite a few riveted tanks...

[trackend]

Steady on D you're starting to sound like an Anorak
I was quipping

[DaveB.inVa]

Heres a Boys .55 caliber anti-tank rifle used in WWII. It wasn't really effective at all against German tanks but worked pretty well against Japanese tanks. It weighed 36lbs and fired a steel core armor piercing round at 3250 fps penetrating over 0.75" steel at over 300 yards.

[trackend]

I thought I would include the sticky bomb after all as it was ment for use against armour although all the ex squaddies i've spoken to who used them said that no one told them that they contained nitro if they had none of them would have been so enthusiastic in whacking them on the sides on their intended targets .
Nº 74 ST Grenade
(Sticky Grenade)

Particulars:
Weight: 2 lbs. 4 ozs.
Fuze: Time
Delay: 5 sec.

The Nº 74 Grenade (Sticky Bomb) was designed as an anti-tank grenade and was disliked by everybody who ever came across it.

The grenade consisted of a glass ball on the end of a bakelite (plastic) handle. Inside the glass ball was an explosive filling whilst on the outside was a very sticky adhesive covering. Until used, this adhesive covering was encased in a metal outer casing.

Due to the use of glass in this grenade, they were fragile and travelled badly. Quite often the glass would crack in transit, causing the explosive to start leaking out. This explosive which leaked out was not very sensitive to friction but was very sensitive to impact and detonation could occur if the exposed explosive received a blow due to careless handling.

To use the grenade, you remove the case release pin (not the pin marked 'DANGER'). This allows the metal protective casing to fall free, exposing the adhesive coating. You then grip the handle and safety lever and remove the safety pin (marked 'DANGER'). The grenade is now ready to either throw or attach to the target.

This is where the sticky bomb is most dangerous! Whilst attempting to throw it, the grenade could stick to the wearers' clothing!

If the thrower has not let go of the safety lever, he has to try and remove the item of clothing without letting go of the lever.
If the thrower has let go of the lever, he has 5 second to remove the item of clothing and get a safe distance away from the bomb.
When this happened, it tended to end up stuck to the throwers' trousers - with the uniform which was worn at the time, to remove his trousers (which were held up by braces) the thrower would have to remove any equipment (belt, ammunition pouches, etc.) followed by his Battle Dress blouse (jacket). He would then have to try and take his trousers off over his boots - all in less than 5 seconds!
You may ask why the thrower could not just pull the grenade off of his clothing. They could try this but the adhesive coating was designed to allow the grenade, which weighed 2¼ lbs (1 Kg), to stick to the side of a tank.

[CharlesBronson]

you guys know what this late war killer job is.... ?

That is a Panzerfaust 150, very few were produced in the late war stages. Very efective and modern looking weapon.