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Posted on 07/05/2026 6:48:55 PM PDT by ealgeone
Made in 1943 as part of the "Fighting Men" series, "Crack That Tank" explains the tactics an infantryman can use to disable or destroy an enemy tank. Vulnerabilities of the tank include its track, which can be destroyed with a grenade, mine or a shell. A disabled tank is a sitting duck. A "closed" or buttoned-up tank is vulnerable because its crew cannot see the battlefield well, just through slits and periscopes. Taking out vision slits and periscopes can make a tank blind. Infantry that is well hidden is difficult for a tank crew to see or attack. Interestingly, most of the direct destruction of enemy tanks seen in the film, is accomplished by artillery, air strikes, and American tanks. The bazooka, designed in 1942, is not seen in the film but 22mm rifle-fired grenades are employed at the 9:00 mark. The first rifles to utilize the 22mm grenade were the American M1903 Springfield, M1 Garand and M1 Carbine, all of which required an adapter (the M1, M7, and M8 grenade launchers, respectively). Molotov Cocktails are also shown in the film.
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Thank you. The narrator having a burning cigarette in his hand is the best.
This reminded me of this classic from the late FReeper 2ndDivisionVet.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against an Army.....?
End The War on Freedom ^ | June 18, 2003 | Bill St. Clair
Posted on 8/10/2009, 6:48:31 PM by 2ndDivisionVet
Ah, yes - FR’s Postmaster General.
Remains of US airman who fought in WWII found over 80 years later in Thailand
https://nypost.com/2026/07/05/us-news/wwii-us-airmans-remains-found-80-years-later-in-thailand/
The German version is called
Manner gegen Panzer. It’s on YouTube.
Speaking of antitank weapons, in the retreat down the Malay peninsula, the British used a .55 Cal. Boys rifle against the lightly armored Japanese tanks. It was a bolt action gun and the bullet was an armor piercing round adapted from a .50 cal. round.
The M2 Browning machine gun was originally conceived during World War I to serve dual anti-tank and anti-aircraft roles. General John Pershing requested a heavy machine gun that could pierce armor, leading designer John Browning to scale up his .30-caliber design to fire a powerful half-inch round inspired by captured German anti-tank rifles.
Anti-tank rifles in, up to 20mm, were fairly common prior to WWII in almost all armies. Some were even for mail order in the fifties and sixties.
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