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PIAT

The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) Mk I was a British man-portable anti-tank weapon developed during the Second World War. The PIAT was designed in 1942 in response to the British Army's need for a more effective infantry anti-tank weapon and entered service in 1943.

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Action
Spigot mortar
Calibre
83 mm (3.3 in)
Designed
1942
Designer
Major Millis Jefferis
Detonation mechanism
Impact
Effective firing range
115 yd (105 m)

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PIAT

Nodes145
Edges144
Triples214
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013793
Components1

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PIAT

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related to Bibliography · 123
PIAT → Anderson, Anti-Tank Tactics, Anti-Tank Warfare, April, Archive, Archived, Artillery, Australian Infantry, Australian Military History Publications, Awards, Battle Orders, Bishop, Botley, Brian, Britain, Britain's War Machine, British Commandos, Bruce, Bull, Cams
related to Development · 28
PIAT → American, Anti-Tank, At, Boys, British Army, British Eighth Army, By, Charles Edward Munroe, Due, Egon Neumann, German, Henry Mohaupt, However, In November, Infantry, It, Munroe, No, North African Campaign, Operation Crusader
related to After World War II · 14
PIAT → American M20, Arab, ENERGA, IDF, Israel Defence Force, Korean War, M20, Palestine, PIATs, Super Bazooka, Super Bazookas, The Australian Army, The Haganah, The PIAT
related to World War II · 14
PIAT → Bab, British, British Army, CO, Commonwealth, It, Majaz, March, PIATs, Royal Marines, The, The PIAT, Three PIATs, Tunisia Campaign
related to Design · 7
PIAT → At, Blacker Bombard, Conventional, It, Padding, The, The PIAT
Wars · 6
PIAT → 1948 Arab–Israeli War, First Indochina War, Indonesian National Revolution, Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Second World War
related to Ammunition and effect · 2
PIAT → The, The PIATs
Action · 1
PIAT → Spigot mortar
Calibre · 1
PIAT → 83 mm (3.3 in)
Designed · 1
PIAT → 1942

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used weapon anti-tank war also bomb british isbn spigot charge infantry blacker shaped fired ammunition mortar 1944 world propellant army

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PIATActionSpigot mortar1.00infobox
PIATCalibre83 mm (3.3 in)1.00infobox
PIATDesigned19421.00infobox
PIATDesignerMajor Millis Jefferis1.00infobox
PIATDetonation mechanismImpact1.00infobox
PIATEffective firing range115 yd (105 m)1.00infobox
PIATFillingShaped charge1.00infobox
PIATIn service1943–19711.00infobox
PIATLength39 in (0.99 m)1.00infobox
PIATManufacturerImperial Chemical Industries Ltd., various others.1.00infobox
PIATMass32 lb (15 kg)1.00infobox
PIATMaximum firing range350 yd (320 m)1.00infobox
PIATMuzzle velocity250 ft/s (76 m/s)1.00infobox
PIATNo. built115,0001.00infobox
PIATPlace of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
PIATProducedAugust 19421.00infobox
PIATSightsAperture sight1.00infobox
PIATTypeAnti-tank weapon1.00infobox
PIATUsed byBritish Empire & Commonwealth1.00infobox
PIATWarsSecond World War1.00infobox
PIATWarsIndonesian National Revolution1.00infobox
PIATWarsFirst Indochina War1.00infobox
PIATWarsMalayan Emergency1.00infobox
PIATWars1948 Arab–Israeli War1.00infobox
PIATWarsKorean War1.00infobox

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