World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics
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The battlefield interaction between infantry and tanks was central to combat on most fronts in World War II.
The first 'Blitzkrieg' campaigns saw the tank achieve a new dominance. New infantry tactics and weapons – some of them desperately dangerous – had to be adopted, while the armies raced to develop more powerful anti-tank guns and new light weapons. By 1945, a new generation of revolutionary shoulder-fired AT weapons was in widespread use.
This book explains in detail the shifting patterns of anti-tank combat, illustrated with photographs, diagrams and colour plates showing how weapons were actually employed on the battlefield.
Table of Contents
The tank threat
Early war anti-tank defense doctrine
Characteristics & capabilities of AT weapons: AT rifles, AT rocket launchers, AT hand and rifle grenades, AT hand mines, improvised weapons (e.g. 'Molotov cocktails')
Infantry AT tactics
Late-war tank improvements
New AT weapons and 'tank-hunter' tactics
Specifics of national weapons and tactics: USA, Britain, Germany, USSR, Japan
Tables of weapons and capabilities
Early war anti-tank defense doctrine
Characteristics & capabilities of AT weapons: AT rifles, AT rocket launchers, AT hand and rifle grenades, AT hand mines, improvised weapons (e.g. 'Molotov cocktails')
Infantry AT tactics
Late-war tank improvements
New AT weapons and 'tank-hunter' tactics
Specifics of national weapons and tactics: USA, Britain, Germany, USSR, Japan
Tables of weapons and capabilities
Product details
| Published | 05 Feb 2005 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781841768427 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 64 b/w; 8 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | Elite |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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