anti-tank gun
Vehicle-destroying artillery piece
An anti-tank gun is an artillery piece designed to destroy armored vehicles, particularly tanks.
These weapons fire high-velocity projectiles capable of penetrating thick armor plating.
Anti-tank guns were most prominent in World War II, when they were positioned defensively or towed behind vehicles: The infantry dug in around the anti-tank gun.
Modern warfare has largely replaced them with guided missiles.
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- field gunPortable military cannon
- armor-piercingDefeats protective plating
- armor plateHardened defensive covering
shell · recoil · muzzle · direct fire · towed · barrel · Wehrmacht · World War II · Eastern Front · turret · bunker · emplacement · crew · breach · trajectory · caliber · penetration · muzzle velocity
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anti-tank gunanti-aircraft gun
Weapon for shooting aircraft
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anti-tank guntank
Large storage vessel
reactive armor · armored vehicle · armored personnel carrier · panzer · main battle tank
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