Anti-tank solution

[Mangudai]

They Boys AT rifle was an absolute piece of crap, but it was the only thing the allies had at the beginning of the war. Actually its a .55 cal, and I think the powder charge is much greater than any .50 in use today. Watch the recoil in the video! Once the bazooka and PIAT were invented the Boys was discarded.

The first video is a really funny Disney cartoon.


From Wikipedia

The weapon was effective to about 300 yards (280 m) as an anti-tank and anti-vehicle weapon. There were two main service loads used during the Second World War, the W Mark 1 (60 g AP at 747 m/s) and the W Mark 2 ammunition (47.6 g AP projectile at 884 m/s). Later in the conflict, but too late for service use, a much more effective high velocity round was developed, this fired a tungsten cored Armour-Piercing, Composite Rigid (APCR) design at 945 m/s. The W Mark 2 projectile was able to penetrate up to 3/4 inch (20 mm) of armour at 100 yards (~91 m). The armour plate inclined at 70° from the horizontal ie 20 degrees from the direct line angle of fire - the effective thickness being ~21.5 mm. Its effective range against unarmoured targets (e.g. infantry), was much further.