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Private Ed Arsenault with a Piat anti-tank weapon

Canadian soldier Ed Arsenault armed with a Piat anti-tank weapon, Italy, 1943

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/canadian-forces/30928/private-ed-arsenault-with-a-piat-anti-tank-weapon
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This weapon was rather dicey to use as it tended to lob it’s projectile as opposed to being very accurate. You had to get as close as possible to be guaranteed success. Just how close to a German tank do you want to be?

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In addition, I’d say these things were most effective when droped on TOP of a tank where the armor was weaker (or if you were in luck an a hatch was open)