During World War I the Germans were the first to come up with an improvised anti-tank grenade by taking their regular "potato masher" stick grenade and taping two or three more high explosive heads to create one larger grenade. The first anti-tank grenades were improvised devices. AT grenades are unable to penetrate the armor of modern tanks, but may still damage lighter vehicles. Grenades were first used against armored vehicles during World War I, but it wasn't until World War II when more effective shaped charge anti-tank grenades were produced. Hand launched anti-tank grenades became redundant with the introduction of standoff rocket propelled grenades. Although their inherently short range limits the usefulness of grenades, troops can lie in ambush or maneuver under cover to exploit the limited outward visibility of the crew in a target vehicle. ![]() ![]() ![]() Diagram of a Soviet RPG-43 antitank grenadeĪn anti-tank grenade is a specialized hand-thrown grenade used to defeat armored targets.
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