{"id":89509,"date":"2024-09-12T02:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=89509"},"modified":"2024-06-04T11:49:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:49:34","slug":"piat-the-weapon-that-could-punch-through-steel-but-needed-nerves-to-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/09\/12\/piat-the-weapon-that-could-punch-through-steel-but-needed-nerves-to-match\/","title":{"rendered":"PIAT: The weapon that could punch through steel but needed nerves to match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ABx_OvMd2F4?si=ARawj0jQoT1SW7Gi\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forces News<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Jun 3, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Tanks, soft-skin vehicles, bunkers and buildings &mdash; the PIAT could deal with them all.<\/p>\n<p>The PIAT &mdash; Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank &mdash; was a British weapon that proved its worth during the Normandy Landings.<\/p>\n<p>It was introduced in 1943, first seeing action in Tunisia, but was used to good effect in France, and despite its name it was a true multi-purpose weapon.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0s1aW52STZBbC1VeHhLc3FaUERJZ2piNWNGQXxBQ3Jtc0ttbXJVM1ZJeFpXd2lXNTJ3MzBPNmp2dV9vSldqOU45UkxWX05LSFR5aXR4YmduQ2pHQ0tVaXNlLTlnNnVUaEVXMUZaT1ZoZ0RGYlpHZkRSM2RJVllwd2QxdTRrc1Zla1ZQZlJfU0R6STgwQkJSYnJGUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forces.net%2Ftechnology%2Fweapons-and-kit%2Fpiat-britains-multi-role-infantry-weapon-served-d-day-and-beyond&#038;v=ABx_OvMd2F4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.forces.net\/technology\/wea&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#forcesnews #army #uk #tank #military #ww2 <\/p>\n<p>Check out our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forces.net\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.forces.net\/<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXZZRU5Ca1haOTRGeGFRWE44c3kyaEROV1NRd3xBQ3Jtc0tsU0lKTnZmREVDZFA5azN6UVZYYTV3LVFuUnZoNWo5bWtINlRmLS1JZGJNOXhWNURsNEVPN3lMWnhIdWN3LTJXeEhLZ0d4WXRfdlUybXlqWXRzVHFaRDF4bUNMMm92djdyUkxpN2RYa1JfdEpjT1EyNA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fforcesnews%2F%3Fhl%3Den&#038;v=ABx_OvMd2F4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/forcesnews\/&#8230;<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forces News Published Jun 3, 2024 Tanks, soft-skin vehicles, bunkers and buildings &mdash; the PIAT could deal with them all. 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