Tankgewehr M1918 (Anti-Tank Rifle)

tanka ver m1918 World War 1 Tech the Mauser 1918 T Gewehr also known as the tank aver M 1918 was designed in 1917 and mass-produced beginning in May 1918 as a response to the appearance of British tanks on the Western Front while 7.92 millimeter K bullets and reversed bullets had been somewhat effective at penetrating the armor of the first British tanks on the battlefield that they view of the mark 4 tank Atlas seen in June 1917 had increased armor that reduced their effectiveness artillery was the primary method against enemy tanks but the German army also needed to reduce tank panic on the front lines by introducing a new weapon they urgently approached the gpk or gun testing Commission to develop a weapon capable of penetrating 25 millimeter armor from 250 metres or 273 yards away to counter this threat in the meantime all that could be done was to widen the trenches and deploy field guns close to the front the gpk commissioned the mauser at Oberndorf am Neckar first they had to develop a new 13 millimeter anti-tank armor round in collaboration with the pull tip at throne and fabric ammunition manufacturer next was the rifle itself which was essentially a scaled up version of the standard Gewehr 98 infantry rifle a lengthened barrel and pistol grip were added and the MgO a 15 bipod was fitted because of the weapons heavy weight its name tank aver m1918 translated as anti-tank rifle model 1918 it was a single-shot bolt-action with a round manually loaded into the chamber after each shot with the bipod its weight was eighteen point five kilograms or 41 pounds so it had to be fired from the prone position or from a trench weapons effective range was 500 metres or 550 yards with rear sights via a v-notch it would require a gunner and an ammunition Bearer both of which were trained to fire the weapon the tank of ayres massive 13 millimeter cartridge and lack of recoil compensation such as a soft butt pad or muzzle break created such a kick that they could literally break the shooters shoulder if held incorrectly after firing just two to three rounds a gunner would be left breathless and bruised overall the weapon did what it was intended for and could punch through enemy tank armor the tank of air m1918 became the first anti-tank rifle and the only one of its kind to see combat in the First World War with approximately fifteen thousand eight hundred rifles produced watch our other videos to learn more get your copy of simple history World War one available on Amazon now thank you guys for all your support on the simple history YouTube channel if you enjoy please consider visiting our patreon page there you can show us your support for the channel by donating and make a huge difference in what we're able to create for you plus you can get early access on upcoming videos so let's keep it growing and thank you for being part of this amazing community

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Published: Fri Jul 27 2018