high-explosive anti-tank

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    Edgar Brandt & Company 1940 80mm HEAT projector-grenade

    In 1939, France's Edgar Brandt & Company offered the French Army a series of three HEAT grenades...a 50mm-diameter design to be fired from standard infantry rifles, a 60mm design to be fired from the rifle-caliber medium machine gun in single shot mode, and an 80mm design to be fired from the...
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    • 1940 1940s allies anti-tank armée de terre armée française de la libération armée secrète conseil national de la résistance edgar brandt & company forces françaises de l'intérieur forces françaises libres france french third republic high-explosive anti-tank late 1930s pre-world war ii projector-grenade rifle grenades world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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    HEAT (shaped charge) naval ordnance in WWII...extreme penetration from relatively lightweight shells/bombs

    The French Edgar Brandt company had a design in 1940 for an eight inch shell, intended for naval guns, with HEAT functionality. My understanding is that it was projected to have, under optimal conditions, penetration of ~ 500mm / 20 inches. Brandt also was interested in the use of HEAT...
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    • 1940 anti-ship edgar brandt & company french third republic high-explosive anti-tank marine nationale naval fire support world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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