Anti-tank systems (I)

Origins, the first weapons

The “Tankgewehr M1918” is considered the first anti-tank rifle in the world, being actually a modification of the 1898 Mauser.
The “Tankgewehr M1918” is considered the first anti-tank rifle in the world, being actually a modification of the 1898 Mauser.

Today, the tank is the decisive element par excellence of land combat, and it is not foreseeable that the situation will change much in the short and medium term future, despite the continuous voices that have been predicting its imminent disappearance for several decades. The cause of this presumed outcome is found in the development of anti-tank systems, each day more effective and sophisticated, which have reached a truly impressive technological level, which provides the units with exceptional firepower and anti-tank capacity, to the point that They can be decisive in the final outcome of any conflict. Despite everything, we cannot forget that they are eminently defensive weapons and, therefore, they will need to act together with other offensive means, such as tanks, to have a minimum resolution capacity.

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