The rise and evolution of the tank during World War II began a rush to field lightweight anti-tank weapons that could counter then. The PIAT was designed to let the average infantryman take on the ...

Born on the battlefields of World War II, this tank-destroying invention proved ... Discover the origins, evolution, and enduring impact of a weapon that changed armored warfare forever.

While dogs were used during World War II as messengers or for mine detection, from 1941 to 1942 the Soviet Union attempted to use dogs as anti-tank weapons, training them to run towards enemy ...

A portable recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher, the bazooka – sometimes called “the stovepipe” – was a significant weapon during World War II, used against not just tanks but bunkers and ...

The StuG III, or Sturmgeschütz III, was the most produced German armored fighting vehicle in WWII. It could penetrate ... Nashorn performed poorly as anti-tank weapons, Germany created the ...

Originally a British design, the HESH round did see action in World War II, just not against other tanks. In the Cold War that came after, however, its popularity rose. This new anti-tank weapon ...

The act “regulates the manufacture, sale, and transport of weapons of ... 88-millimeter anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun. Allied tankers dreaded the "88" during World War II due to its long range ...

the development of improved armor to replace the World War II-era rolled homogenous steel that was used on tanks. The demand was for a new armor that would protect the tank against the shaped warheads ...

However, anti-tank rifles were largely out of fashion during World War II in favor of Bazookas and similar weapons. The film is divided into two sections. The first three minutes are a cartoon ...