The Piat Britains Antitank Weapon Of World War Ii Matthew Moss by Matthew Moss 9781472838131, 1472838130 instant download after payment.

Designed in 1942, Britain's innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank
(PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means
of taking on Germany's formidable Panzers. Replacing the inadequate
Boys anti-tank rifle, it was conceived in the top-secret World War II
research and development organization known colloquially as 'Churchill's
Toyshop', alongside other ingenious weapons such as the sticky bomb,
the limpet mine and the time-pencil fuse.
Unlike the more
famous US bazooka, the PIAT had its roots in something simpler than
rocket science. Operated from the shoulder, the PIAT was a spigot mortar
which fired a heavy high-explosive bomb, with its main spring soaking
up the recoil. The PIAT had a limited effective range. Troops required
nerves of steel to get close enough to an enemy tank to ensure a direct
hit, often approaching to within 50ft of the target, and no fewer than
six Victoria Crosses were won during World War II by soldiers operating
PIATs. A front-line weapon in every theatre of the conflict in which
Commonwealth troops fought, from Europe to the Far East, the PIAT
remained in service after 1945, seeing action during the Greek Civil
War, the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Korean War. This illustrated
study combines detailed research with expert analysis to reveal the full
story of the design, development and deployment of this revolutionary
weapon.