Anti Tank Grenade
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Anti Tank Grenade is updated to version Beta One. |
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| Placement | |
| Faction | Panzer Elite |
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| Doctrine | Any |
| Tree | Any |
| Unit Price | |
 Manpower
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 Ammunition
| 25 |
 Fuel
| 0 |
 Population
| 0 |
Anti Tank Grenades are grenades meant to damage or destroy tanks and vehicles.
History
The first anti-tank grenades were improvised devices usually made by putting a number of fragmentation grenades into a sandbag or by tying them together. Due to their weight, these were normally thrown from very close range or directly placed in vulnerable spots onto an enemy vehicle.
Purpose-designed anti-tank grenades invariably use the shaped charge principle to penetrate the tank's armor. This means that the grenade has to hit the vehicle at an exact right angle for the effect to work properly. This is achieved by the grenade deploying a small drogue parachute or fabric streamers after being thrown.
Britain put the first anti-tank grenade into the field during the Second World War with the rifle-fired No 68 AT Grenade. Also developed by the UK during the war, was the No 74 ST Grenade popularly known as a sticky bomb; the main charge was held in a sphere covered in adhesive. In anticipation of a German invasion, it was produced in substantial numbers. Inherently dangerous for the user, it was relegated to Home Guard use.
During World War II, when tanks overran entrenchments, anti-tank mines could be and were used by infantry as improvised hand grenades by placing or throwing them in the path of a tank in the hope of disabling a track.
Tactics & Tips
- The AT grenade has a rather good damage and very accurately thrown. The problem is the fact the enemy tanks need to move but a metre, and the grenade is wasted. This is why you should use them only on immobilised, or otherwise made stationary tanks.
- AT grenades are great at killing enemy Emplacements.
- Having good damage versus big targets, it has an extremely low area of effect. It will not do even noticeable damage to infantry even with a direct hit, due to damage table modifiers.
- The AT grenade is costly. Buy Incendiary Grenades instead, and replace the extra munitions you will get out of it with a Panzershreck.
