. English: The karabin przeciwpancerny wzór 35 (kb ppanc wz. 35) or Maroszek anti-tank rifle was one of the better examples of early attempts made to provide infantrymen with portable anti-tank weapons. Before the advent of shaped-charge projectiles during the Second World War, these efforts were focused on the production of large rifles, intended to fire armoured piercing bullets. Most of the combatant powers employed anti-tank rifles during the Second World War, but the increasingly heavy armour of tanks severely limited their effectiveness. The Maroszek design at least had the benefit of re
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. English: The karabin przeciwpancerny wzór 35 (kb ppanc wz. 35) or Maroszek anti-tank rifle was one of the better examples of early attempts made to provide infantrymen with portable anti-tank weapons. Before the advent of shaped-charge projectiles during the Second World War, these efforts were focused on the production of large rifles, intended to fire armoured piercing bullets. Most of the combatant powers employed anti-tank rifles during the Second World War, but the increasingly heavy armour of tanks severely limited their effectiveness. The Maroszek design at least had the benefit of relative lightness. It was also the first weapon of its type to enhance its penetrative power by the use tungsten-cored bullets. 24 March 2013, 08:31:30. Unknown 491 Polish wz35 anti-tank rifle