Welcome to Anti-Tank Chats, a brand-new series on the history of infantry weapons used in Anti-Tank warfare. In the first episode, Archive and Supporting Collections Manager Stuart Wheeler, explores the weapons used by Germany during the First World War when they were first presented with this cutting-edge weapon – the tank. Shoutout and thanks to @T. Hanks for inadvertently suggesting the name for this new series and all the others who enjoyed Stuart’s talk on the Pak 43/41. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zJTiw9enEE
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Excellent video as always. Could you please answer why modern armies no longer use towed anti tank guns. I've been told that because we have missiles and helicopters we no longer need towed anti tank guns but then why do tanks have anti tank guns and why do we still have towed field artillery.. is it just because towed anti tank guns arent sexy so they have lost funding whereas tanks, field guns, and missiles are sexy ?
MG 08/15
"Firing at prone positions to avoid injuries" – Sounds like someone hasn't shot a whole lot of rifles. Put that thing at the edge of a trench, sandbagged on the bipod and then shoot standing up. Being prone increases the forces into the shoulder and injury potential. Unless you've done a whole lot of work to avoid the recoil into the body. Ooft, I'd pray to not shoot that gun absolutely prone.
If the standard procedure was to aim for the vision slot, wouldn't that open space be the one area on the tank you dont actually need an armor piercing round to hit?
Sometimes i wonder how any tanks even made it through in ww1 with this paper armor against those small field guns.
Familiarity with tanks and their strengths and weaknesses is a huge factor in how effective infantry can be against tanks. Infantry with little or no experience with tanks would be intimidated and probably feel pretty helpless. However once you realize exactly how blind and vulnerable tankers are you can take advantage.
Hopefully a new episode soon.
When is the second episode ?
I can't imagine being inside one of those first tanks, with armor just thick enough to stop rifle and MG bullets, and then seeing one of these getting pointed at you.
Steve Zaloga has written an article where he states that the French never developed an Anti Tank rifle because they considered the German Tankgeveher in WWI to be ineffective…. I'd love to see the French attititude to Anti Tank warfare referenced in the next video.
Is this series having a part 2 some day?
Very interesting video. Only one episode so far, will there be others please?
would these weapons be effective to this day against other targets than tanks?
This is great thank you.
Hopefully Part II is in the works…
Are we ever going to get the second part of this series?
so does this series continue? A bit disappointing that the Tank Museum isn´t even bothering to answer the questions.
geballte Ladung incoming
Was that tankgewehr shot by an anti-anti tank weapon?!
30000 horses at the start of the war for that at gun, damn.
Was the standard HE round of the German 77mm field gun shown in the vid capable of doing any damage to the enemy' tanks?
I wonder if anyone used one of those captured anti-tank rifles as a elephant hunting rifle- heck I wager those things could take down a Brontosaurus ( during a journey to the center of the earth ).
if this guy loses the tie and wears a sweater and mayb losen up a bit and mix in some personal opinions, ll watch him all day
Never buying anything from the shop again . Can't rely on anything turning up ever
Thank you for these Anti-Tank Chats . They are very good and I enjoy videos on different yet related topics like infantry anti tank weapons. Great video.
Some of those 13mm Mauser anti-tank guns found their way here to the US and into gun collections. They're very easily converted to the .50 cal Browning machine gun round but NOT any more pleasant to shoot!
I wonder if they'll cover the weapons my dad was trained on as an instructor for the TA. 17 lbr, Bat, Mobat and Bren gun.
wow ww1 gun that could hit a moving tank @ 9km. LOL
Fantastic episode. Really hope to see this series continue. Great stuff.
"Gorgonzola" is the best name for a tank ever.