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Weapons · United Kingdom · 1943-1950

PIAT

man-portable anti-tank weapon

The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank fired a hollow-charge bomb from a spring-loaded spigot rather than a rocket motor, avoiding the tell-tale backblast of weapons like the bazooka. Awkward and short-ranged, it nonetheless won several Victoria Crosses for infantrymen who used it at close quarters against German armour.

Wikipedia

caliber83 mm (spigot-launched bomb)
effective range~100 m
penetration~100 mm
produced~115,000

Western Europe

The British PIAT anti tank weapon. This particular gun is part of an interactive display at the Army Flying Museum, Hampshire, UK.
The British PIAT anti tank weapon. This particular gun is part of an interactive display at the Army Flying Museum, Hampshire, UK.Ranger Steve · CC BY 3.0 · source
A PIAT (Projectile Infantry Anti-Tank) in action at a firing range in Tunisia, 19 February 1943. A PIAT in action at a firing range in Tunisia, 19 February 1943.
A PIAT (Projectile Infantry Anti-Tank) in action at a firing range in Tunisia, 19 February 1943. A PIAT in action at a firing range in Tunisia, 19 February 1943.Loughlin (Sgt), No 2 Army Film & Photographic Unit · Public domain · source
IWM caption : SX27501 Private (Pte) Aubrey Carl Kotz (left) and Pte W Spence (right), members of 7 Platoon, A Company, 2/10 Battalion take cover behind a tree in the town area with their PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti T
IWM caption : SX27501 Private (Pte) Aubrey Carl Kotz (left) and Pte W Spence (right), members of 7 Platoon, A Company, 2/10 Battalion take cover behind a tree in the town area with their PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti TNot stated · Public domain · source

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