PIAT (Anti-tank weapon)

[Louis]

 

[Nort]

 

[Degs]

Major Cain at Arnhem.

 

[Gunner]

Just played a Tiny CMFI scenario against the AI called "Smokey's Challenge".

Two platoons of Canadian infantry with a handful of PIATS move to set up an ambush on one side of a bridge to try and prevent infantry and armor from crossing and holding a couple of VL's.
It was lots of fun. (Perhaps a little one sided)
One tank was immobilized and with no PIAT near I "Assaulted" the tank with a squad and, by god, it actually worked and they knocked it out.

 

[Louis]

Preparing to fire a PIAT during a training exercise, Forlì, Italy, 1 Feb 1945.

 

[Louis]

Comparison of the PIAT with other anti-tank weapons.

 

[Nort]

Just played a Tiny CMFI scenario against the AI called "Smokey's Challenge".

Two platoons of Canadian infantry with a handful of PIATS move to set up an ambush on one side of a bridge to try and prevent infantry and armor from crossing and holding a couple of VL's.
It was lots of fun. (Perhaps a little one sided)
One tank was immobilized and with no PIAT near I "Assaulted" the tank with a squad and, by god, it actually worked and they knocked it out.

An ambush? Kinda like this ...

 

[Louis]

 

[Gunner]

I always wondered why they didn't switch to the bazooka.
I'm sure there was a good reason.

 

[Louis]

Germany, Nov 1944.

 

[Louis]

Canadian training with PIAT anti-tank weapon during a exercise, somewhere in England, 13 April 1944.