ANTI TANK GUN 45 MM - TYPE M42 - RED ARMY WW2- MAIN DEFENCE LINE ANTI TANK - SOVIET ANTI TANK WW2 -

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AT (anti-tank) GUN 54 MM TYPE(M42) - main defense Standard red army color 1939 (none camouflaged ) ideal for historical film production props this gun was not good against the new German tank front armor and rendered uselessly, it was overcome quickly by advancing columns of tanks later on with more training and better tactics and well camouflaged, it can score a hit on its side armor or disable the tank by knocking out its track - making it a sitting duck for more score hits - however It was great against personal carriers and 1/2 track, trucks of light armor and other supply truck and vehicles - and it could devastate advancing infantry more their moral than anything else it also was used against pillboxes to quiet down the machine guns the gun can be easily moved around with four men if taking up defensive action or attack the Soviets later adopted a strategy of grouping them up in fives and improve their camouflage and tactics the combined number gave them a better standing chance to score direct hits on weak side armor with their combined number of five incoming projectiles against, a moving target and a reload of less than one minuet a sure hit became obvious even if a few bounced off the front armor - but the concentration was on the sides