When did the first tanks appear on the Western Front?
The first tanks appeared on the Western Front in September 1916. This new machine was designed to break through trench lines and allow cavalry to exploit breaches.
Questions about Anti-tank warfare
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What weapon did German engineers create to counter early tank armor in 1918?
German engineers created the 13 mm Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr anti-tank rifle. This bolt-action weapon fired solid shot capable of piercing early armor.
How did shaped charge ammunition penetrate tank armor during World War II?
Shaped charge ammunition focused blast energy onto small surface areas to hydrodynamically penetrate armor. Professor Charles E. Munroe discovered this phenomenon known as the Munroe Effect at the U.S. Torpedo Station in Providence, Rhode Island.
Which self-propelled tank destroyers were used by Germany during World War II?
Early German examples like Marder I used light French or Czech design hulls with turret-less superstructures housing AT guns. The Sturmgeschütz III became the most-produced German armored fighting vehicle of World War II.
When did Soviet forces introduce their first man-portable anti-tank missile model?
Soviet forces introduced the first man-portable model AT-3 in 1961. These guided missiles could defeat any known tank at ranges beyond infantry gun capabilities.