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The first anti-tank rifle was designed by Germany in World War I in response to the first tanks. The large-caliber rifles were capable of penetrating early tanks' relatively thin armor and allowed infantry a better chance at stopping them.

During the World War II anti-tank rifles were effective against early light tanks, like German Panzer Is and Panzer IIs, but later as armor became thicker on newer tanks the anti-tank role soon required much more powerful weapons. Anti-tank rifles were were replaced by small, hand-held rocket and grenade launchers using rocket-propelled grenades like Bazooka and PanzerfaustThis article is on the German disposable rocket launcher of World War II. For alternative meanings, see Panzerfaust (disambiguation The Panzerfaust (lit. armor fist or tank fist also means gauntlet was an inexpensive, recoilless German anti-tank weapon of.

The weapon is the conceptual forbear to modern anti-tank weapons wielded by modern infantry, and both large-caliber sniper rifleA sniper rifle is a type of rifle used for engaging in the act of sniping, most purely a rifle used for shooting with great accuracy. Features The key feature of modern sniper rifles is reliable placement of a bullet often at comparitively long distances,s and anti-material rifles owe some part of their design heritage to it.

Some examples of anti-tank rifles include:

IWW

• German 13.2 mm Rifle Anti-Tank (Mauser)

IIWW

• USSR 14.5 mm Rifle Anti-Tank Ptrs 41 Simonov
• Polish 7.92 mm Rifle Anti-Tank Mascerzek
• German 7.92 mm Pz B Rifle Anti-Tank M39

External links

• German Anti-Tank Rifles - Panzerbüchse
• Hand Held Anti Tank Weapons