1935. The PIAT was based on the spigot mortar system, and projected (launched) a 2.5 pound (1.1 kg) shaped charge bomb using a cartridge in the tail of the projectile. It was used against Japanese tanks, other vehicles and fortifications during the Borneo campaign of 1945. [1] Shortly after the trial of the Baby Bombard, Blacker was posted to other duties, and left the anti-tank weapon in the hands of a colleague in the department, Major Millis Jefferis. INFANTRY. Other British Tank Armaments. Used with the APDS shot, it was capable of defeating all but the thickest armour on German tanks. Anti-Tank Vehicles are arranged in a separate listing found here. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator. Also useful as a general-purpose HE blast type round. INFANTRY. [15], It entered service in mid-1943, and was first used in action by Canadian troops during the Allied invasion of Sicily. The PIAT was designed in 1942 in response to the British Army's need for a more effective infantry anti-tank weapon and entered service in 1943. BY DECADE. Ordnance QF 2-pounder - 40 mm weapon used at start of the war; ... Sherman Firefly - A Sherman rearmed with a British 17-pounder anti-tank gun, in addition to accompanying turret modifications. COUNTRIES. However, unlike the 2pdr and 6pdr – already covered by the same author in earlier “In Canadian Service” books – the 17pdr was not built in Canada although large quantities of ammunition for them came from Canadian factories. [18] Churchill supported Jefferis claims, but he did not get his way. Same shape as a live round, for dry loading practice. At the front of the launcher was a small trough in which the bomb was placed, and the movable spigot ran along the axis of the launcher and into the trough. Economical as it may be fired many times with new propellant cartridges. This phenomenon is known as the 'Munroe effect'. Typically the guns were grouped together in anti-tank battalions each with three batteries made up of four troops which operated four guns each. 2. While offering greater penetration, the smaller (sub-calibre) tungsten core of APDS was considered to provide less accurate fire than APCBC ammunition at ranges beyond 500 yards. WW2 British Machine Guns. Vickers slightly modified the case by necking it down from 76.2mm to 75mm in order to take the US Army's M61 APCBC and M48 HE shells used in the M2 and M3 tank guns which armed their M3 (Lee and Grant in British service) and M4 (Sherman) tanks. BY TYPE. They became one of the most effective weapons on the battlefield, on both carriages and tanks. MODERN ARMIES. [19] from the Inventions Board. [7] Padding for the user's shoulder was fitted to the other end of the launcher, and rudimentary aperture sights were fitted on top for aiming; the bombs launched by the PIAT possessed hollow tubular tails, into which a small propellant cartridge was inserted, and shaped charge warheads. At the same time that Mohaupt was developing shaped charge ammunition, Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Blacker of the Royal Artillery was investigating the possibility of developing a lightweight platoon mortar. Most 17-pdrs were towed, but a self-propelled (SP) variant called the “Archer” featured the gun mounted on a Valentine chassis. When the trigger was pulled, the spring pushed the spigot rod (which has a fixed firing pin on the end) forwards into the bomb, which aligned the bomb, ignited the propellant cartridge in the bomb and launched it along the rod and into the air. [3] The PIAT was often also used in combat to knock out enemy positions located in houses and bunkers. [15] The 1944 war establishment for a British platoon, which contained 36 men, had a single PIAT attached to the platoon headquarters, alongside a 2-inch (51 mm) mortar detachment. 1937. BY DECADE. This page was last edited on 2 December 2020, at 22:47. 2cm FlaK 30. The larger 3" cartridge provided a greater propellant charge compared with normal 75mm shells. [7], Conventional spigot mortar designs have a fixed spigot rod, for example the Blacker Bombard. Before the QF 6-pounder had entered service, the British predicted that it would soon be inadequate given the increasing armour of German tanks. The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6-pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, serving during the Second World War as a primary anti-tank gun of both the British and United States Army (as the 57 mm Gun M1). An additional box was welded to the back of the turret to take the radio, which was moved to allow for the breech and its recoil. MANUFACTURERS. British 6pdr anti-tank gun in action in the desert, 3 September 1942 It was later replaced by the 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle anti-tank weapon. There are a total of [ 16 ] WW2 Soviet Anti-Tank Guns (1939-1945) entries in the Military Factory. [15] A Warrant Officer took the Shoulder Gun down to a firing range, aimed it at an armoured target, and pulled the trigger; the Shoulder Gun pierced a hole in the target, but unfortunately also wounded the Warrant Officer when a piece of metal from the exploding round flew back and hit him. To prepare the weapon for firing the spigot mechanism, which was operated by a large spring, had to be cocked, and to do this was a difficult and awkward process. [4] US tanks began to use the 76 mm gun M1 instead. The No. See also the bazooka, which had similar early problems. The British also converted some of their US-produced M10 tank destroyers, replacing the 3-inch (76 mm) gun with the 17-pounder; the resulting vehicles were called 17pdr SP Achilles or just 17-pdr M10C. [13] This was due to the much lesser visible impact of rounds that fell short, making it hard to spot the fall of shot and correct aim. Despite the difficulties in cocking and firing the weapon, it did have several advantages. The 2 pdr was then given to the infantry and kept at battalion level until it was replaced entirely by the 6 pdr. Normally APC or APCBC was fired. The PIAT was used in all theatres in which British and other Commonwealth forces served. [note 2] Additionally, a new recoil mechanism, based on that of the 6-pounder was developed to further shorten the recoil, while also shortening the gun cradle. [13] Blacker then developed a shaped charge bomb with a propellant charge in its tail, which fitted into a shoulder-fired launcher that consisted of a metal casing containing a large spring and a spigot; the bomb was placed into a trough at the front of the casing, and when the trigger was pulled the spigot rammed into the tail of the bomb and fired it out of the casing and up to approximately 140 metres (150 yd) away. It was used to 'up-gun' some foreign-built vehicles in British service, notably to produce the Sherman Firefly variant of the US M4 Sherman tank, giving British tank units the ability to hold their own against their German counterparts. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. 45mm Model 1937 (53-K) Towed Anti-Tank (AT) Gun . [2] By the 1930s Henry Mohaupt, a Swiss engineer, had developed this technology even further and created shaped charge ammunition. Each battery was organized in 6 Troops, four of which were each equipped with 4 of the Ordnance, Quick Firing 6 pounder Anti-Tank Gun, Mk IV (L/50), mounted on the Mk III (Airborne) Carriage. EFC = Equivalent full charge. [20] There were also problems with early ammunition reliability and accuracy. Gun !) Location Unknown / Unclear.Several shots of the officers inspecting British 17 pounders field guns. [10], The PIAT was 39 inches (0.99 m) long and weighed 32 pounds (15 kg), with an effective direct fire range of approximately 115 yards (105 m) and a maximum indirect fire range of 350 yards (320 m). It was used to 'up-gun' some foreign-built vehicles in British service, notably to produce the Sherman Fireflyvariant of the US M4 Sherman tank, giving British tank units the ability to hold their own … Same size and weight as a live round, no warhead, but has a live propellant cartridge. The PIAT was first used during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943, and remained in use with British and other Commonwealth forces until the early 1950s. By 1944 an infantry division would be equipped with as many as 78 6pdrs and more than 30 heavier 17pdrs while an armoured divisions was equipped with 30 6pdrs. In 1936 B.S.A signed an agreement that allowed them to manufacture the Czech ZB53 machine gun and in 1938 the War Office placed their first order with the first guns being completed in 1939. MODERN ARMIES. It was intended to fire the US 75 mm projectiles (AP shot and HE) at a higher velocity, avoiding a downgrade in armour penetration versus the 6-pounder, which the dual purpose 75mm was replacing. However, production of the tank took time and few could be completed before the allied invasion of Normandy. It served alongside the 6pdr with the smaller gun equipping infantry battalions, and the bigger one equipping divisional anti-tank regiments. There are a total of [ 70 ] WW2 British Guns (1939-1945) entries in the Military Factory. [14], At the time that he developed the Baby Bombard and sent it off the War Office, Blacker was working for a government department known as MD1, which was given the task of developing and delivering weapons for use by guerrilla and resistance groups in Occupied Europe. The first versions on modified field gun carriages were rushed out to Tunisia in May 1943 to combat the new German Tiger tank. British anti-tank guns of WW2: the Ordnance QF 6-PDR by Chris Chant on 30/09/2015 The Ordnance QF 6-pdr was a British 57-mm (2.24-in) gun which was the British army’s mainstay in the anti-tank role during the middle of World War II, and was also used as the main armament in … BY TYPE . The breech of the gun was rotated 90 degrees to fit inside of the height of the turret, i.e. In late 1940, the design of a replacement began, and was largely completed by the end of 1941. In late 1942 they were supplanted American tanks such as the M3 Lee and M4 Sherman. 4.7cm Bohler M32. The recoil caused by the detonation of the propellant blew the spigot rod backwards onto the spring; this reduced the shock of recoil and automatically cocked the weapon for subsequent shots, eliminating the need to manually re-cock.[7][21]. The 17-pounder produced a very large muzzle flash due to the large amount of propellant in its cartridges. Impressed with the weapon, the Ordnance Board of the Small Arms School had the faults with the ammunition corrected, renamed the Shoulder Gun as the Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank, and ordered that it be issued to infantry units as a hand-held anti-tank weapon. But he did not abandon the design, and eventually come up with the Blacker Bombard, a swivelling spigot-style system that could launch a 20-pound (9 kg) bomb approximately 100 yards (90 m); although the bombs it fired could not actually penetrate armour, they could still severely damage tanks, and in 1940 a large number of Blacker Bombards were issued to the Home Guard as anti-tank weapons. But such was its size that it could not be fitted into any existing British tank. The PIAT was designed in 1942 in response to the British Army's need for a more effective infantry anti-tank weapon and entered service in 1943. BY TYPE. The PIAT had several advantages over other infantry anti-tank weapons of the period; it had greatly increased penetration power over the previous anti-tank rifles, it had no back-blast which might reveal the position of the user or accidentally injure friendly soldiers around the user, and simple construction. Initially used solely by the Royal Artillery’s anti-tank regiments comprising of four batteries, each with 12 guns. The gun was a modified design that was produced specifically for the Firefly. scored more tank "Kills" than their Anti-Tank Gunners. [8], Due to these limitations, a new infantry anti-tank weapon was required, and this ultimately came in the form of the Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank, commonly abbreviated to PIAT. It also notes that it may be used "as a house-breaker". A new British tank specification, A29, was produced to meet the need for a 17-pounder armed cruiser tank. In the anti-tank role, it was replaced after the war by the 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle. As such, it was much less powerful than the Army's 2 pdr anti-tank gun, but the attack speed of the aircraft helped to provide a penetration quoted as 50-55 mm (range and striking angle not specified). [citation needed] After penetration the core usually disintegrated.[14]. It was this technology that was utilized in the No. COUNTRIES. WW2 Anti-Tank Weapons (1939-1945) Infantry / Small Arms. Undeterred, however, Blacker continued with his experiments and decided to try to invent a hand-held anti-tank weapon based on the spigot design, but found that the spigot could not generate sufficient velocity needed to penetrate armour. A separate weapon, this fired 17-pounder projectiles in a more tank-compatible form, and ultimately replaced the need for 17-pounder tanks late in the war. Mark I, 1942, Nobels 808 plastic explosive filling, green band, Mark III, Revised nose fuse, TNT filling, blue band. British AT Guns. The Ordnance QF 2-pounder (QF denoting "quick firing"), or simply "2 pounder gun", was a 40 mm (1.575 in) British anti-tank and vehicle-mounted gun employed in the Second World War.. The British were no exception. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. 37mm anti-tank guns were found to be useless against allied medium tanks and due to this AP ammunition was developed for all gun types. [23] Due to the short engagement distances and the power of the bomb, the crew could be in the bomb blast zone so hard cover was desirable; on open training grounds this might be a slit trench. These regiment were up-graded as the war went on and by 1942 the more powerful 6 pdr was replacing the 2 pdr as the standard gun. British Ordnance QF. So the 6pdr was gun the troops always had to hand locally to defend themselves, with the 17pdr being deployed into areas that divisional HQ felt needed stiffening. The PIAT was a little lighter (15kg vs 16kg) and smaller (0.99m long vs 1.57m) than its predecessor, the Boys anti-tank rifle, although it was heavier than the contemporary Bazooka (18 lbs/8.2 kg). Getting the bomb to detonate reliably against angled targets was troublesome and was addressed with revised fusing. BY CONFLICT. MANUFACTURERS. It notes that the bomb has "Excellent penetration. The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder (or just 17-pdr)[note 1] was a 76.2 mm (3 inch) gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. 68 anti-tank grenade. The most development was in the area of the anti-tank gun in order to gun to counter the heavier and more powerful German tanks, such as the Panther and the Tiger. 68. HOME. The 1943 manual simply describes the service bomb as "H.E." [15] The Australian Army briefly used PIATs at the start of the Korean War alongside 2.36-inch (60 mm) bazookas, but quickly replaced both weapons with 3.5-inch (89 mm) M20 "Super Bazookas". 68 AT Rifle Grenade. They first saw action in February 1943. The United States Army did not use the 17-pounder, though the gun was offered to US forces with a number of Sherman tanks modified for testing. [9] By effectively putting the barrel on the inside of the weapon, the barrel diameter was no longer a limitation on the warhead size. Although the PIAT was theoretically able to penetrate approximately 100 millimetres (4 in) of armour, field experience during the Allied invasion of Sicily, which was substantiated by trials conducted during 1944, demonstrated that this capability was often nullified by problems of accuracy and round reliability. So great was the rush that they were sent before proper carriages had been developed, and the guns had to be mounted in the carriages of 25-pounder gun-howitzers. Cannot be fired or dry fired. Nobody objected to the Boys rifle, although that had a rather odd ring." Self-propelled anti-tank guns Self-propelled anti-tank guns are anti-tank guns mounted on … [3] It could be carried and operated by one man,[3] but was usually assigned to a two-man team,[20] the second man acting as an ammunition carrier and loader. [8], As part of the Lend Lease agreement, between October 1941 and March 1946 the Soviet Union was supplied with 1,000 PIATs and 100,000 rounds of ammunition. With defeat to the Axis an unacceptable reality, British engineers went on to develop some of the most recognizable firearms of World War 2. British Anti-Tank Guns By Jason Rahman February 2019. This new gun's ammunition was not interchangeable with the 17-pounder, however, and to prevent confusion over ammunition supplies, it was renamed the 77 mm HV—the 'HV' standing for High Velocity—although it was the same 76.2 mm calibre as the 17-pounder. After firing on soft ground, the 17-pounder frequently had to be pulled out of the ground due to the gun recoil burying the trail spades. Rounds were supplied in three-round ammunition cases with the propellant cartridge fitted and the fuses separate. The resulting Cruiser Mark VIII Challenger had a longer hull and provided a larger turret, allowing the 17-pounder to be mounted along with space for a second loader, thought to be required for the gun's larger ammunition. British Ordnance QF. All figures are supplied unpainted (Numbers of each pose in brackets) Stats. The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) Mk I was a British man-portable anti-tank weapon developed during the Second World War. As a result, it had to be towed by a gun tractor, such as the Morris Quad, M3 Half-track or the Crusader, as it could not effectively be moved by its gun crew alone, especially on poor ground. A press report in 1944 gave credit for both the PIAT and the Blacker Bombard to Jefferis. Britain started the war with the 2pdr anti-tank gun and this modern gun was the standard weapon of anti-tank regiments. Note, however, that troops were trained to cock the PIAT before expected use, and "in action the projector will always be carried cocked" (but unloaded). The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) Mk I was a British man-portable anti-tank weapon developed during the Second World War. While the A29 was eventually cancelled without a successful design being produced, an amended specification, A30, reached production in 1943. Towed Anti-Tank (AT) / Assault Gun. [40], The Haganah and the emerging Israel Defence Force (IDF) used PIATs against Arab armour during the 1947–1949 Palestine war. The APDS was also considered to cause less damage to an enemy tank if it did penetrate the armour. The British started work on developing a gun that was small enough to fit on their tank designs—particularly the Cromwell cruiser tank then at the design stage. 68 anti-tank grenade was designed to be fired from a discharger fitted onto the muzzle of an infantryman's rifle, but this meant that the grenade was too light to deal significant damage, resulting in its rarely being used in action. However, few tanks were capable of carrying such a large gun due to the size limitations of their turret rings. NH = non-hygroscopic; i.e. As a tank gun, it was succeeded by the 84 mm 20 pounder. The moving spigot rod in the PIAT design was unusual, and served to help reduce recoil sufficiently to make it a viable shoulder fired weapon.[3]. After Korea, the gun was largely replaced in the tank role by the Ordnance QF 20 pounder, and in the anti-tank role by the BAT, MOBAT and 120 mm L6 WOMBAT series of recoilless rifles. The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder (or just 17-pdr) was a 76.2 mm (3 inch) gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. FH marks the performance against face hardened armour (FHA), as opposed to rolled homogeneous armour (RHA). [13] However, when the weapon was tested it proved to have a host of problems; a War Office report of June 1941 stated that the casing was flimsy and the spigot itself did not always fire when the trigger was pulled, and none of the bombs provided exploded upon contact with the target. During the Warsaw Uprising, it was one of many weapons that Polish Underground resistance fighters used against German forces. The British fielded only one airborne gun in the anti-tank role: the Vickers Class S. This was designed around the naval 40 x 158R AA case, with special armour-piercing loadings. Date Released: 2009: Contents: 32 figures: Poses: 8 poses: Material: Plastic (Fairly Soft) Colours : Green: Average Height: 23 mm (= 1.66 m) Review. The Cruiser Mark VI Crusader was the main British mid war cruiser tank. COUNTRIES. The 6pdr AT Gun was introduced in 1942, joining the lighter 2pdr, the new gun was more capable of dealing with the increasing thickness of Axis armour. HOME. scored more enemy tank "Kills" than our Anti-Tank Gunners. The German scientist Egon Neumann found that lining the recess with metal enhanced the damage dealt even more. 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However, the type also had some disadvantages: powerful recoil, a difficulty in cocking the weapon, and early problems with ammunition reliability. [15] Jefferis himself then took the place of the Warrant Officer and fired off several more rounds, all of which pierced the armoured target but without wounding him. During WW2 Canada used artillery including anti-tank guns of British design and many guns were built in Canada. However, they also found that once German tanks had been fitted with armoured skirts that detonated shaped charge ammunition before it could penetrate the tank's armour, the weapon became much less effective. WW2 British Guns (1939-1945) Infantry / Small Arms. [21] Users of a small stature often found the cocking sequence challenging, as they did not have the sufficient height required to pull the body up far enough to cock the weapon; it was also difficult to do when lying in a prone position, as was often the case when using the weapon in action.[22]. 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