Because tanks represent an enemy's strong force projection on land, military strategists have incorporated anti-tank warfare into the doctrine of nearly every combat service since. The first developed anti-tank weapon was a scaled-up bolt-action rifle, the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, that fired a 13.2 mm cartridge with a solid bullet that could penetrate the thin armor of tanks of the time and destroy the engine or ricochet inside, killing occupants. Since the Allies deployed the first tanks in 1916, the German Empire developed the first anti-tank weapons. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī soldier preparing to fire the FGR-17 Viper, an American experimental one-man disposable antitank rocketĪnti-tank warfare originated from the need to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks during World War I. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. Please read the layout guide and lead section guidelines to ensure the section will still be inclusive of all essential details.

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