Keeping harm at bay: while being a member of a tank crew has never been a safe job, the potential for danger exists much more now than ever before.
Armada International › Vol. 25 Nbr. 6, December 2001
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Keeping harm at bay: while being a member of a tank crew has never been a safe job, the potential for danger exists much more now than ever before.
Keeping harm at bay: while being a member of a tank crew has never been a safe job, the potential for danger exists much more now than ever before. Not so many years ago the usual methods of attacking a tank were limited to tank or anti-tank guns and mines. Infantry tank-killer squads could cause considerable damage but their effectiveness reached the dangerous stage only when shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons enabled a single foot soldier to knock out almost any tank. (Complete Guide)
Since the Second World War the numbers of ways a tank can be attacked has grown dramatically. Not only have the range and effectiveness of infantry shoulder-launched weapons increased but they have been joined by crew-served guided missiles in its many forms. Artillery projectiles, both tube and rocket delivered, have always been an enemy of the tank but their lethal potential has been amplified by the introduction of cargo projectiles. Most of these deliver swarms of small dual-purpose bomblets, usually limited to inflicting secondar...See the full content of this document
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