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Brief descriptions of the most widely used infantry weapons from the World War II era.

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PIAT is a man-portable anti-tank weapon developed and used by the British army during the Second World War. Its name stands for Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank. It used a 1.1kg bomb, and had an effective range of approximately 115 yards (110 m) in a direct fire anti-tank role, and 350 yards (320 m) in an indirect fire 'house-breaking' role.

Domain: History; Category: World history

PIAT er en mann bærbare anti-tank våpen utviklet og brukt av den britiske hæren under andre verdenskrig. Navnet står for projektor, infanteri, Anti-Tank. Det brukes en 1.1kg bombe, og hadde en effektiv rekkevidde på ca 115 meter (110 m) i en direkte brann anti-tank rolle, og 350 meter (320 m) i en indirekte brann 'huset-bryter' rolle.

Domain: History; Category: World history

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