Artifact Detail
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| Field Gun in Action |
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| Photograph |
| World War 2 |
| A field gun on a road is manned by its crew. Photo #238 |
| Questionable |
| Related: Anti-Tank , Artillery |
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| Related Facts | |
| The first purpose built anti-tank weapon was a bolt-action rifle, the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, that fired a 13mm cartridge with a solid bullet that could penetrate the thin armor of tanks of the time. | |
| From the 13th century, an "artillier" referred to a builder of any war equipment. |