List of anti-tank guns
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Anti-tank guns are typically high-velocity guns designed to fire anti-tank shells. They are usually designed to be easily transported and concealed to maximize responsiveness and surprise.
Towed anti-tank guns
Caliber Caliber In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it.... (mm) |
Weapon name | Country of origin | Period |
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25 | 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun The 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun was a French anti-tank gun that saw service in the first years of the Second World War.-Development:... |
World War II | |
25 | 25 mm APX anti-tank gun | World War II | |
25 | Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun | World War II | |
28 - 20 | 2.8 cm sPzB 41 2.8 cm sPzB 41 2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 or "Panzerbüchse 41" was a German anti-tank weapon working on the squeeze bore principle. Officially classified as heavy anti-tank rifle , it would be better described, and is widely referred to, as a light anti-tank gun.-Description:Although the sPzB 41 was... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
37 | 3.7 cm 1918 | German Empire | World War I |
37 | AC 37 anti-tank gun AC 37 anti-tank gun The AC 37 was a French anti-tank gun of 37mm caliber, developed by the Ateliers de Puteaux. It was principally used in the ouvrages and casemates of the Maginot Line in the late 1930's... |
World War II | |
37 | 3.7 cm PaK 35/36 | Nazi Germany | World War II |
37 | 37-mm anti-tank gun M1930 (1-K) | World War II | |
37 | Type 94 37 mm Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun The was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, and used in combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.-History and development:... |
World War II | |
37 | 37 mm Bofors Bofors 37 mm The Bofors 37 mm gun was an anti-tank gun designed by Swedish manufacturer Bofors in the early 1930s. Licensed copies were produced in a number of countries. The gun was used by some European armies during World War II, mainly at the early stage of the war.-Development history:The gun was... |
World War II | |
37 | 37 mm gun M3 M3 37 mm gun The 37 mm Gun M3 was the first dedicated anti-tank gun fielded by United States forces. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti-tank gun of the U.S. infantry with its size enabling it to be pulled by a jeep... |
World War II | |
37 | 3.7 cm kanon PÚV vz. 34 | World War II | |
37 | 37 mm kanon P.U.V. vz. 37 | World War II | |
40 | Ordnance QF 2 pounder Ordnance QF 2 pounder The Ordnance QF 2-pounder was a British anti-tank and vehicle-mounted gun, employed in the Second World War. It was actively used in the Battle of France, and during the North Africa campaign... |
World War II | |
40 | Vickers Type 40 mm AT/AA Gun | World War II | |
42 - 28 | 4.2 cm PaK 41 4.2 cm PaK 41 The 4.2 cm Pak 41 was a light anti-tank gun issued to German airborne units in World War II. This gun was externally similar to the 3.7 cm Pak 36, and used a modified version of the latter's carriage, but used the squeeze bore principle to boost its velocity,... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
45 | 45-mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) | World War II | |
45 | 45-mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42) | World War II | |
47 | 47 SA 37 47 mm APX anti-tank gun The 47 mm APX anti-tank gun was a French anti-tank gun that saw service in the first years of the Second World War.-Development:In the 1930s the French artillery sought a replacement for the derivatives of the 75 mm mle 1897 field gun it used in the anti-tank role... |
World War II | |
47 | Type 1 anti-tank gun Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun The was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, and used in combat during World War II.-History and development:The Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank gun was accepted into service in 1942. The design originated as an improvement to the prototype “Experimental Type 97 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun” ,... |
World War II | |
47 | 47 mm kanon P.U.V. vz. 36 (Škoda A6) | World War II | |
47 | 4.7 cm vzor 38 field ATG (Škoda A5) | World War II | |
47 | Cannone da 47/32 M35 Cannone da 47/32 M35 The Cannone da 47/32 M35 was an Austrian artillery piece produced under license in Italy during World War II. It was used both as an infantry gun and an anti-tank gun.... |
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47 | AC 47 anti-tank gun AC 47 anti-tank gun The AC 47 was a French anti-tank gun of 47mm caliber. It was principally used in the ouvrages and casemates of the Maginot Line in the late 1930s; another version was created for naval use.... |
World War II | |
50 | 5 cm PaK 38 | Nazi Germany | World War II |
57 | 57-mm anti-tank gun M1941 and M1943 (ZiS-2) ZiS-2 The ZiS-2 was a Soviet 57-mm anti-tank gun used during World War II. The ZiS-4 was a version of the gun meant to be installed in tanks. ZiS stands for Zavod imeni Stalina , the official title of Artillery Factory No... |
World War II | |
57 | QF 6 pounder 7 cwt Ordnance QF 6 pounder The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6 pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles... |
World War II | |
57 | 57mm M1 Antitank Gun Ordnance QF 6 pounder The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6 pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles... |
World War II | |
75 | 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 The Pak 97/38 was a German anti-tank gun used by the Wehrmacht in World War II. The gun was a combination of the barrel from the French Canon de 75 modèle 1897 and the carriage of the German 5 cm Pak 38.... |
Nazi Germany | World War II (1942) |
75 | 7.5 cm PaK 40 | Nazi Germany | World War II (1941) |
75 - 55 | 7.5 cm PaK 41 7.5 cm PaK 41 The 7.5 cm PaK 41 was one of the last German anti-tank guns brought into service and used in World War II and notable for being one of the largest anti-tank guns to rely on the Gerlich principle to deliver a higher muzzle velocity and therefore greater penetration in... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
76.2 | 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) The 7.62 cm FK 36 and Pak 36 were German anti-tank guns used by the Wehrmacht in World War II... |
Nazi Germany | World War II (1942) |
76.2 | QF 17 pounder Gun Ordnance QF 17 pounder The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17 pounder was a 76.2 mm gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. It was the most effective Allied anti-tank gun of the war... |
World War II | |
76.2 | 3-inch Gun M5 | World War II | |
81.4 | 8 cm PAW 600 8 cm PAW 600 The PAW 600 was a lightweight anti-tank gun that used the high-low pressure system to fire hollow charge warheads. It was used operationally by Wehrmacht in 1945 in small numbers.-Background:... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
85 | 85 mm vzor 52 (Škoda A22) | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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88 | 8.8 cm PaK 43 8.8 cm PaK 43 The Pak 43 was a German 88 mm anti-tank gun developed by Krupp in competition with the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun and used during the Second World War. The Pak 43 was the most powerful anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht to see service in significant numbers... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
88 | 8.8 cm PaK 43/41 8.8 cm PaK 43 The Pak 43 was a German 88 mm anti-tank gun developed by Krupp in competition with the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun and used during the Second World War. The Pak 43 was the most powerful anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht to see service in significant numbers... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
90 | 90mm Gun | World War II | |
100 | 100-mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) | World War II | |
100 | 2A19 / T-12 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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100 | 2A29 / MT-12 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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100 | Type 86 anti-tank gun | ||
100 | 100 mm vzor 53 (Škoda A20) | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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105 | 105mm Gun T8 105mm Gun T8 105mm Gun T8 was an anti-tank gun developed in the United States in mid 1940s. The development started in October 1944; the gun reached trials in February 1946. Soon afterwards the project was cancelled.... |
World War II | |
120 | 2A60 | Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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125 | 2A45 Sprut anti-tank gun 2A45 Sprut-A, 2A45M Sprut-B and 2S25 Sprut-SD are the designations of the Soviet smoothbore 125 mm anti-tank gun.-Development:... |
Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
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128 | 12.8 cm PaK 44 12.8 cm PaK 44 The 12.8 cm Pak 44, was a German heavy anti-tank gun used during World War II. It was designed as a result of experiences on the Eastern front in 1943. The German army had encountered the Russian 122 mm guns and had issued a requirement for a similar weapon. Development initially concentrated on a... |
Germany | World War II |
Self-propelled anti-tank guns
Self-propelled anti-tank guns are anti-tank guns mounted on vehicles. Sometimes lightly armored, and often fitted into a turret, they are none-the-less not tanks or assault guns and simply enhance the mobility of anti-tank guns. They are also capable of providing direct fire support. Caliber Caliber In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it.... (mm) |
Weapon name | Country of origin | Period |
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47 | Laffly W15TCC | World War II | |
47 | Panzerjäger I Panzerjäger I The Panzerjäger I was the first of the German tank destroyers to see service in the Second World War. It mounted a Czech Skoda cm PaK anti-tank gun on a converted Panzer I Ausf. B chassis... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
47 | Semovente 47/32 Semovente 47/32 The Semovente 47/32 was an Italian self-propelled gun built during World War II. It was created by mounting a Cannone da 47/32 M35 in an open-topped, box-like superstructure on a Fiat L6/40 chassis. Some were built as command tanks with a radio installed instead of the main gun... |
World War II | |
57 | AEC Mk I Gun Carrier Deacon (artillery) The AEC Mk I Gun Carrier, known as Deacon, was a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War. It was an attempt to make the QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun into a self-propelled artillery piece... |
World War II | |
57 | 6 pounder Anti-tank Gun portee | World War II | |
75 | Marder I Marder I The Marder I "Marten" was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with the 75 mm anti-tank gun. Most Marder I's were built on the base of the Tracteur Blindé 37L , a French artillery tractor/armoured personnel carrier of which the Germans had acquired more than three hundred after the Fall of... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
75 | Marder II Marder II The Marder II was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis.-History:During the very first days of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, the Germans were shocked to encounter Soviet T-34 medium tanks and KV heavy tanks... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
75 | Marder III Ausf.H, Sd.Kfz. 138 Marder III The Marder III is the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers built on the chassis of the Panzer 38. The German word Marder means "marten" in English... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
75 | Marder III Ausf.M, Sd.Kfz. 138 Marder III The Marder III is the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers built on the chassis of the Panzer 38. The German word Marder means "marten" in English... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
75 | Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer The Jagdpanzer 38 , later known as Hetzer , was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified Czechoslovakian Panzer 38 chassis. The project was inspired by the Romanian "Mareşal" tank destroyer.The name Hetzer was at the time not commonly used for this vehicle... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
75 | Jagdpanzer IV Jagdpanzer IV The Jagdpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 162, was a tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis built in three main variants. As one of the casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer designs, it was developed against the wishes of Heinz Guderian, the inspector general of the Panzertruppen, as a replacement for the... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
76.2 | Marder III, Sd.Kfz. 139 Marder III The Marder III is the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers built on the chassis of the Panzer 38. The German word Marder means "marten" in English... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
76.2 | SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer Archer (tank destroyer) The SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer was a British self propelled anti-tank gun of the Second World War based on the Valentine infantry tank chassis fitted with a Ordnance QF 17 pounder gun.-Design and development:... |
World War II | |
76.2 | 17pdr SP M10 Achilles 17pdr SP Achilles The 17 pounder, Self Propelled, Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 Tank destroyer armed with the powerful British Ordnance QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun in place of the standard 3" Gun M7... |
World War II | |
76.2 | SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger) Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger was a British tank of World War II. It mounted the 17 Pounder gun on the Cromwell chassis to add heavier anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units.... |
post World War II | |
84 | Charioteer tank destroyer Charioteer tank destroyer The Charioteer tank destroyer officially known as FV4101 Cromwell Heavy AT Gun was a British tank destroyer, designed in the 1950s from the Cromwell tank and used to add firepower to units serving in West Germany.-Development:... |
Cold War | |
85 | SU-85 SU-85 The SU-85 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II, based on the chassis of the T-34 medium tank. Earlier Soviet self-propelled guns were meant to serve as either assault guns, such as the SU-122, or as mobile anti-tank weapons; the SU-85 fell into the latter category... |
World War II (1943–44) | |
88 | SdKfz 164 Nashorn Nashorn Nashorn , initially known as Hornisse , was a German tank destroyer of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 and was armed with the outstanding Pak 43 anti-tank gun... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
88 | Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Elefant Elefant The Elefant was a "schwerer Panzerjäger" of the German Wehrmacht used in small numbers in World War II. It was built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche. In 1944, after modification of the existing vehicles, they were renamed Elefant... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
88 | Jagdpanther V Jagdpanther The Jagdpanther was a tank destroyer built by Nazi Germany during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank. It entered service late in the war and saw service on the Eastern and Western fronts... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |
90 | M56 SPAA | Cold War | |
90 | Kanonenjagdpanzer Kanonenjagdpanzer The Kanonenjagdpanzer 4 - 5 was a German Cold War tank destroyer equipped with a 90mm anti-tank gun, which remained from the outphased M47 Patton tanks... |
Cold War | |
100 | SU-100 SU-100 The SU-100 was a Soviet tank destroyer. It was used extensively during the last year of World War II and saw service for many years afterwards with the armies of Soviet allies around the world.- Development :... |
World War II (1944) | |
105 | B1 Centauro B1 Centauro The Centauro is a wheeled tank destroyer designed for light to medium territorial defense and tactical reconnaissance. It was developed by a consortium of manufacturers, the Società Consortile Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara... |
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120 | Type 89 Type 89 (Tank Destroyer) The Type 89 tank destroyer is a Chinese armored vehicle that entered service in 1988. Armed with a 120 millimeter smoothbore gun, it was intended to combat newer generations of Western and Russian main battle tanks that were equipped with composite armor and 120 and 125 millimeter caliber guns... |
Cold War? | |
128 | Jagdtiger Sd. Kfz. 186 Jagdtiger Jagdtiger is the common name of a German tank destroyer of World War II. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd. Kfz. 186. It saw service in small numbers from late 1944 to the end of the war on both the Western and Eastern Front... |
Nazi Germany | World War II |