anti-tank cannon

An anti-tank gun is a form of artillery designed to destroy tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, normally from a static defensive position. The development of specialized anti-tank munitions and anti-tank guns was prompted by the appearance of tanks during World War I. To destroy hostile tanks, artillerymen often used field guns depressed to fire directly at their targets, but this practice expended too much valuable ammunition and was of increasingly limited effectiveness as tank armor became thicker. The first dedicated anti-tank artillery began appearing in the 1920s, and by World War II was a common appearance in many European armies. To penetrate armor, they fired specialized ammunition from longer barrels to achieve a higher muzzle velocity than field guns. Most anti-tank guns were developed in the 1930s as improvements in tanks were noted, and nearly every major arms manufacturer produced one type or another.

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100 mm anti-tank gun M1977, 100 mm vz. 53, 105mm Gun T8, 25 mm anti-tank gun SA-L, 25 mm APX modèle 1937, 25 mm APX modèle 1937, 25mm semi-automatic cannon model 1934, 2S14 Zhalo-S, 2S15 Norov, 3.7 cm TAK 1918, 37 mm Gun M3, 4,7-cm-Festungs-PaK, 4.2 cm Pak 41, 4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38, 45 mm anti-tank gun M1932, 47 mm APX anti-tank gun, 57 mm anti-tank gun, 7.5 cm Pak 41, 7.5 cm Pak 97/38, 7.62 cm Pak 36(r), 75 mm Reșița Model 1943, 76 mm anti-tank gun, 8 cm PAW 600, 85 mm antitank gun D-48, AC 37 anti-tank gun, AC 47 anti-tank gun, ALAC, anti-tank weapon, base for 5 cm KwK, Bofors 57 mm m/43 anti-tank gun, cannon, Cannone da 47/32 M35, MT-12 antitank gun, Nkm wz.38 FK, Ordnance QF 17-pounder, Panzerabwehrkanone, Unknown, 57-мм противотанковая пушка Ч-26, QF 2-pounder gun Mark VII, QF 6-pounder 7-cwt gun Mark 2, Sprut anti-tank gun, T-12 antitank gun, T-13 tank destroyer, Type 1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun, Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun, vz.37, weapon type, Škoda A3, 

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  100 mm vz. 53 ⓘ
  type of field gunanti-tank gun

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  105mm Gun T8 ⓘ
  anti-tank gun developed in the United States in the mid-1940s

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  25 mm anti-tank gun SA-L ⓘ
  anti-tank gun by Hotchkiss

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  25 mm APX modèle 1937 ⓘ
  type of anti-tank gun

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  25 mm APX modèle 1937 ⓘ
  anti-tank gun

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  25mm semi-automatic cannon model 1934 ⓘ
  

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  2S14 Zhalo-S ⓘ
  wheeled tank destroyer

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  2S15 Norov ⓘ
  type of self-propelled anti-tank gun

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  3.7 cm TAK 1918 ⓘ
  type of anti-tank gun

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  37 mm Gun M3 ⓘ
  antitank gun of the United States Army

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  4,7-cm-Festungs-PaK ⓘ
  

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  4.2 cm Pak 41 ⓘ
  type of Panzerabwehrkanone

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  4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38 ⓘ
  1936 anti-tank gun model by Skoda

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  45 mm anti-tank gun M1932 ⓘ
  type of anti-tank gun

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  47 mm APX anti-tank gun ⓘ
  type of anti-tank gun

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  57 mm anti-tank gun ⓘ
  weapon class

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  57-мм противотанкова гармата Ч-26 ⓘ
  

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  7.5 cm Pak 41 ⓘ
  antitank gun by Friedrich Krupp AG

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  7.62 cm Pak 36(r) ⓘ
  German anti-tank gun

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  76 mm anti-tank gun ⓘ
  gun with a bore diameter of approximately 76 mm designed to defeat tanks and other armoured vehicles

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  8 cm PAW 600 ⓘ
  type of anti-tank gun

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  ALAC ⓘ
  Brazilian light anti-tank weapon

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  base for 5 cm KwK ⓘ
  

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  Bofors 57 mm m/43 anti-tank gun ⓘ
  

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  Cannone da 47/32 M35 ⓘ
  type of infantry gun / anti-tank gun

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  Panzerabwehrkanone ⓘ
  German antitank cannons designation in World War II

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  QF 2-pounder gun Mark VII ⓘ
  British anti-tank gun model

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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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  vz.37 ⓘ
  antitank gun by Skoda

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  Škoda A3 ⓘ
  antitank gun

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  T-13 tank destroyer ⓘ
  type of Tank destroyer

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  AC 37 anti-tank gun ⓘ
  French anti-tank cannon

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  AC 47 anti-tank gun ⓘ
  type of anti-tank gun

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  Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun ⓘ
  anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army

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  Nkm wz.38 FK ⓘ
  Polish anti-air and anti-tank heavy machine gun/autocannon

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  Type 1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun ⓘ
  ammunition

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  7.5 cm Pak 97/38 ⓘ
  type of anti-tank gun

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  QF 6-pounder 7-cwt gun Mark 2 ⓘ
  1940s towed 57 mm anti-tank gun of British origin

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  75 mm Reșița Model 1943 ⓘ
  type of anti-tank/field gun

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  Ordnance QF 17-pounder ⓘ
  British field artillery

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  85 mm antitank gun D-48 ⓘ
  anti-tank gun of Soviet origin

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  T-12 antitank gun ⓘ
  type of anti-tank gun

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  MT-12 antitank gun ⓘ
  cannon

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  100 mm anti-tank gun M1977 ⓘ
  anti-tank gun

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  Sprut anti-tank gun ⓘ
  Soviet smoothbore 125 mm anti-tank gun

Frameless

XXIV Corps turns south

Tankbüchse Mod 1941 D2.8566

HVMS 60mm gun on 6-pounder carriage

AC37

Anti tank gun Zis-2.

47mm Skoda vz 38 antitank gun

Museo de Unidades Acorazadas de El Goloso (8617058508)

Two non-penetrating anti tank gun hits on a T-34

German heavy anti-tank gun

J31 850 Munitionseingang, Pak

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		100 mm vz. 53	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		105mm Gun T8	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		25 mm anti-tank gun SA-L	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		25 mm APX modèle 1937	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		25 mm APX modèle 1937	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		25mm semi-automatic cannon model 1934	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		2S14 Zhalo-S	self-propelled gun, anti-tank cannon, BTR-70	Wikidata
class	weapon		2S15 Norov	self-propelled gun, anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		3.7 cm TAK 1918	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		37 mm Gun M3	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		4,7-cm-Festungs-PaK	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		4.2 cm Pak 41	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38	47 mm gun, anti-tank cannon, field gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		45 mm anti-tank gun M1932	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		47 mm APX anti-tank gun	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		57 mm anti-tank gun	anti-tank cannon, 57 mm gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		57-мм противотанкова гармата Ч-26	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		7.5 cm Pak 41	75 mm gun, anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		7.62 cm Pak 36(r)	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		76 mm anti-tank gun	76 mm gun, anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		8 cm PAW 600	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		ALAC	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		base for 5 cm KwK	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Bofors 57 mm m/43 anti-tank gun	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Cannone da 47/32 M35	anti-tank cannon, infantry gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		Panzerabwehrkanone	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		QF 2-pounder gun Mark VII	Ordnance QF 2-pounder, anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Unknown	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon		vz.37	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1934	Škoda A3	anti-tank cannon, 37 mm gun, tank gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1934	T-13 tank destroyer	anti-tank cannon, self-propelled gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1935	AC 37 anti-tank gun	fortress artillery, anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1935	AC 47 anti-tank gun	fortress artillery, anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1936	Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1938	Nkm wz.38 FK	anti-aircraft gun, anti-tank cannon, heavy machine gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1941	Type 1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1942	7.5 cm Pak 97/38	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1942	QF 6-pounder 7-cwt gun Mark 2	57 mm anti-tank gun, anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1943	75 mm Reșița Model 1943	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1943	Ordnance QF 17-pounder	76 mm anti-tank gun, anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1948	85 mm antitank gun D-48	anti-tank cannon, 85 mm gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1955	T-12 antitank gun	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1970	MT-12 antitank gun	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1975	100 mm anti-tank gun M1977	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1989	Sprut anti-tank gun	anti-tank cannon	Wikidata
commons	image		XXIV Corps turns south		Commons
commons	image		Tankbüchse Mod 1941 D2.8566		Commons
commons	image		HVMS 60mm gun on 6-pounder carriage		Commons
commons	image		AC37		Commons
commons	image		Anti tank gun Zis-2.		Commons
commons	image		47mm Skoda vz 38 antitank gun		Commons
commons	image		Museo de Unidades Acorazadas de El Goloso (8617058508)		Commons
commons	image		Two non-penetrating anti tank gun hits on a T-34		Commons
commons	image		German heavy anti-tank gun		Commons
commons	image		J31 850 Munitionseingang, Pak		Commons