ANTIARMOR WEAPONS AND TACTICS

Military Article Photocopies available from Military/Info

• Burkheimer, Capt.Jack W.."David vs. Goliath," Infantry, Vol.51, No.3 (May-June 1961); 2 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.11238} [Antitank close and short range combat]
• Ives, Lt.Robert N., Infantry."Guns Against Armor," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.37, No.1 (July 1950); 12 pages, 5 illus. Price 1.50 {Item No.10418} [The physics of armor penetration]
• McCaskey, MSgt Townsend H.."Tips for Tank Killers,"Infantry. Vol.50, No.3 (April-May 1960);; 3 pages, 5 illus. Price .50 {Item No.11087} [Antitank close combat]
• McRae, Capt.Donald G.."Blind, Halt, Destroy! More tips for tank killers," Infantry, Vol.51, No.4 (July-August 1961); 4 pages, 4 illus. Price .50 {Item No.11251} [Antitank close combat]
• Stein, Captain Henry J., Jr.."Antitank Drone," Infantry, Vol.51, No.6 (November-December 1961); 1 page, 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.11335} [Aerial reconnaissance drones: AN/USD2 drone and AN/USDI R-Cat]
• Smith, Captain William S., Infantry."Energa: Tank Killer", Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.40, No.1 (January 1952); 4 pages, 4 illus. Price .50 {Item No.10501} [Antitank rifle grenade]
• AEF Ordnance Bulletin of August 24, 1918."Antitank Defenses," Professional Memoirs. Corps of Engineers. Vol.XI (1919); 8 pages, 1 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.6316}[Includes: Tank ditch, German Anti-tank mine, Anti-Tank Defense, Organization of Anti-Tank defense, Conduct of infantry fighting in conjunction with Tanks, German Anti-Tank artillery, Notice: On mine against tanks: Nature of Device: Fuse, Box, Method of use, Removing the mine, Tactical use]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Anti-tank defense (Front-line troops)," The Infantry School Mailing List Vol.VIII, Chapter II. (June 1934); 29 pages, 3 illus Price 3.00 {Item No.10013} [Includes: Three historical examples and discussions, plus Moral effect, Development of weapons: Artillery fire, Close fighting, Bullet splash, Armor-piercing ammunition, Super-machine guns, 37mm gun, Trench mortars, Hand grenades, Gas and smoke grenade, Incendiary grenades, Thermite, High explosive grenades, Fuses, Rifle grenades, Antitank rifles, Crowbars, Mines. Obstacles: Natural, Artificial. Training: Characteristics and limitations of tanks, Marksmanship, Preparation of positions, Morale. Conclusion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Limitations of Tanks (From an antitank viewpoint)(Infantry School Study)," Infantry School Mailing List, Volume XIII, Chapter 8. (January 1937); 20 pages, 9 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.10085} [Includes: Analysis of combat vehicles from the viewpoint of the vulnerability, Tank limitations, Characteristics of mechanized attacks]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Defense Against Mechanized Attacks (Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Volume XIII, Chapter 9. (January 1937); 23 pages, 10 illus. Price 2.50 {Item No.10086} [Includes: Active means of antitank defense, Historical data on antitank defense, Conclusion as to primary antitank defense means, Agencies participating in antitank defense, Organizing antitank defense: On the march, During an attack, Pursuit, Antitank Defense in a defensive situation. Defense within a regiment: The antitank company, Obstacles, Antitank mines, Retrograde movements. Defensive action of small units]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Antitank Defense in Foreign Armies (An Infantry School Study)," Infantry School Mailing List, Volume XIII, Chapter 10. (January 1937); 40 pages, 10 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.10087} [Includes: German antitank defense during world war, German ideas on antitank defense, Antitank defense in german army: Antitank weapons, German antitank defense on the march, Antitank guns in defense, Antitank guns in attack, Delaying action, Obstacles. French antitank defense: French antitank measures in defense. British methods of defending against armored fighting vehicles. Soviet antitank methods]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Infantry Weapons," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XX, Chapter 11. (July 1940); 30 pages, 14 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10172} [Includes: The calibler .30 water-cooled machine gun: General data, sights, organization and equipment. The browning automatic rifle, 37-mm antitank gun: General data, Principles of employment, Positions, The antitank platoon (peace strength), In attack, Conduct of the attack, In defense, The antitank section, In attack, In defense, The antitank squad, In attack, During of the squad during combat, The antitank platoon (war strength)]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "An Infantry Regiment (Reinforced) Prepares to Receive an Armored Attack (An Infantry School Study)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXI, Chapter 7. (February 1941); 31 pages, 5 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10180} [Includes: Introduction, Situation, Actions and orders, Five minutes later, At 10:45 am, Later, About an hour later]
• Harris, Lt.Col.Russel O., Infantry. "Antitank Defense," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.XXXV, No.2 (October 1949) ; 16 pages, 6 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.10368} [Includes: Introduction, Antitank weapons, Corrdination of antitank defense, Conduct of antitank defense, Wide frontage, River line, Built-up areas, Summary]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "Balanced Antitank Protection" Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.2, Section V. (October 1942); 2 pages Price .50 {Item No.5555}[On German WWII Forces]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "Russian Use of the Antitank Rifle," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.3, Section II. (November 1942); 2 pages Price .50 {Item No.5579}[On Russian WWII Forces]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Division. "Russian Antitank Tactics," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.5, Section III. (January 1943); 7 pages Price 1.00 {Item No.5608} [On Russian WWII Forces][Includes: Introduction, Various Methods Employed: Organization of Terrain, Use of Artillery, Air Support, Use of Antitank Rifle, Recent Trends]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Division. "Notes on British Antitank Tactics," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.5, Section IV. (January 1943); 3 pages Price .50 {Item No.5609} [On British WWII Forces][Includes: Regarding Positions: In Depth, Changing Sites, In North Africa]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "50-mm Antitank Gun," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.6, Section I. (February 1943); 5 pages, 3 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5614} [On German WWII forces][Includes: General, Table of Characteristics, Description of Component Parts: Tube, Recoil System, Breech Mechanism, Safety Arrangements, Firing Mechanism, Sights, Elevating Mechanism, Carriage, Ammunition, Crew]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "German Antitank and Tank Guns," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.9, Section VI. (May 1943); 6 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5659}[On German WWII Forces]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "Miscellaneous," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.9, Section VII. (May 1943); 5 pages, 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5660} [On German WWII Forces][Includes: 88-mm AA/AT Gun (Dug-In), New Machine Gun (MG42), Tank Recognition, Flame Throwing Tank]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "Antitank Tactics as Seen by U.S.Combat Personnel," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.11, Section III. (July 1943); 5 pages Price .50 {Item No.5678} [On German WWII Forces][Includes: A Battalion Commander, A Company Commander, A Tank Commander]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "New 75-mm Antitank Gun," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.11, Section V. (July 1943); 4 pages, 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5680} [On German WWII Forces]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Division. "Tank Hunting," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.12, Section III. (August 1943); 14 pages, 10 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.5691} [On German WWII Forces][Includes: Combat Principles, Tank-Hunting Weapons and Their Use: Blinding Agents, Incendiary Agents, Explosives, Crowbars and Hatchets, Assault Decoration]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Division. "Notes on German Antitank Tactics," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.II, No.6, Section V. (February 1944); 3 pages Price .50 {Item No.5780} [On German WWII Forces][Includes: Antitank Methods in Russia, Engaging Tanks at Close Range, An Antitank Company Layout]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "Organization of German Tank-Hunting Detachments," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.II, No.9, Section V. (May 1944); 5 pages, 4 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5821}[On German WWII Forces] [Includes: Detachments of 10 Men, Detachments of 13 Men]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "A Gun that Sat on a Burma Bottleneck," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.1 (September 1944); 6 pages, 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5883} [On Japanese WWII Forces][Includes: The “Invisible” Sight, Tactical Employment][This article is about a very good Japanese Antitank Gun Position]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "German Antitank Weapons," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.3 (November 1944); 22 pages, 22 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.5909}[On German WWII Forces]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "Be on the watch for Tank Hunters," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.5 (January 1945); 5 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5929}[On Japanese WWII Forces]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "The New 88 and its Carriages," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.5 (January 1945); 7 pages, 5 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.5936} [On German WWII Forces][Includes: Flak and Pak carrages as well as Jagpanzer Panther and Royal Tiger Tank]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "More Notes on Antitank Tactics," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.6 (February 1945); 9 pages, 4 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.5943} [On German WWII Forces][Includes: The Antitank Company, Bazooka and Grenade-Discharger Squads, A “Fire Team” in the Withdrawal, Failure of a Tactic, A Delaying Position]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "Remote-Control Mines in Anti-Tank Warfare," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.6 (February 1945); 3 pages Price .50 {Item No.5951}[On Japanese WWII Forces]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "How to Throw the Panzerwurfmine," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.7 (March 1945); 4 pages, 4 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5960}[On German WWII Forces]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "New Weapons For Jap Tank Hunters," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.7 (March 1945); 6 pages, 3 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5964} [On Japanese WWII Forces][Includes: Lunge Mine, Hook Charges, Hand Mines]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "The Panzerhandmine 3. A Magnetic Hollow Charge," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.9 (May 1945); 3 pages, 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5989}[On German WWII Forces]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "Close Combat with Tanks," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.10 (June 1945); 6 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5996}[On Japanese WWII Forces]
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "The Human Mine," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.11 (July 1945); 6 pages, 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.6004} [On Japanese WWII Forces]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Antitank ," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.1, Section I, Part III. (April 1942); 2 pages, 1 illus.  Price .50 {Item No.12503} [Organization of Jap Anti-Tank Company and German Mine Fields in Libya]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Tactical Study of  the Effectiveness of the German 88mm Anti-Aircraft Gun as an Anti-Tank Weapon in the Libyan Battle," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.1, Section II. (April 1942); 4 pages  Price 1.00 {Item No.12514}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Antiaircraft (Technical)," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.4, Section I. (30 July 1942); 3 pages, 1 illus.  Price .50  {Item No.12539} [French 90mm Gun used by Germans as antitank weapon. Two new German Antiaircraft Guns: 50mm Flak Model 41, 20mm Four-Barreled Flak Model 38]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Antitank (Tactical)," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.5, Section I. (13 August 1942); 9 pages, 5 illus.  Price 1.00  {Item No.12552} [German Balanced Antitank Protection. German Antitank Weapon Data: Single Purpose Weapons: 7.92mm AT Rifle Rifle, 37mm AT Gun, 47mm AT Gun, 50mm AT Gun, 50mm Tank Gun (High Velocity), AT Gun (M41). Dual Purpose: 20mm AA-AT Gun, 37mm AA Gun, 47mm AA Gun, 88mm AA Gun]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Antitank (Technical)," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.5, Section I. (13 August 1942); 1 page, 1 illus.  Price .50  {Item No.12553} [Italian 20mm Antitank Rifle (Solothurn)]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Antitank (Tactical)," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.6 (27 August 1942); 3 pages, 1 illus.  Price .50  {Item No.12568} [Emplacement of Antitank Guns, British Antitank Guns in Burma]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Russian Employment of Antiaircraft Guns Against Tanks," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.7 (10 September 1942); 2 pages  Price .50  {Item No.12583}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."New Guerlich-Principle German Antitank Guns," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.7 (10 September 1942); 1 page  Price .50  {Item No.12584}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery with a German Panzer Division in Libya," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.8 (24 September 1942); 3 pages  Price .50  {Item No.12606}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Remote Control Device for Antitank Guns," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.8 (24 September 1942); 1 page  Price .50  {Item No.12608}
• Penetration of German 88-mm Antitank Gun," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.8 (24 September 1942); 1 paragraph  Price .50  {Item No.12609}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Notes on Russian Defense against German Tank Attacks," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.9 (8 October 1942); 1 page  Price .50  {Item No.12629}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German Antitank Units and Tactics," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.10 (October 1942); 11 pages  Price 1.00  {Item No.12666}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Soviet Antitank Defense," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.12, No.6 (19 November 1942); 2 pages, 2 illus.  Price .50  {Item No.12697}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Armor Penetration of German Antitank Guns," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.12, No.7 (19 November 1942); 2 pages, tables  Price .50  {Item No.12698}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Siting of Antitank Weapons ," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.13, No.3 (3 December 1942); 2 pages  Price .50  {Item No.12722}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."20-mm Mountain Dual-Purpose Gun, Model 38 ," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.13, No.4 (3 December 1942); 2 pages  Price .50  {Item No.12723} [German]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Tactical Use of German 20-mm Dual-Purpose Gun," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.14, No.5 (17 December 1942); 3 pages  Price .50  {Item No.12754} [Antitank]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Italian 1.85-inch Antitank Gun," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.15, No.3 (31 December 1942); 3 pages, 1 illus.  Price .50  {Item No.12787}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German 50-mm Antitank Gun 38," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.15, No.16 (31 December 1942); 2 pages, 1 illus.  Price .50  {Item No.12800}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Penetration Performance of Antitank Guns," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.17, No.5 (January 1943); 4 pages  Price .50 {Item No.12843} [German AT guns]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German Methods of Armored Attack by Small Units," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.17, No.14 (January 1943); 4 pages, 3 illus.  Price 1.00 {Item No.12852}
• War Department."Tank Destroyer Units,"FM 101-10  Staff Officers' Field Manual. Organization, Technical and Logistical Data (10 October 1943), Chapter 1, Section VII; 10 pages, 3 pages of illus.  Price 1.00 {Item No.22077} [Including: Diagram Tank Destroyer Group, Diagram Tank Destroyer Battalion Self Propelled, Table of Organization No.18-25 (27 Jan 1943) Tank Destroyer Battalion, Diagram Tank Destroyer Battalion Towed, Table of Organization No.18-35 (7 May 1943) Tank Destroyer Battalion Towed]
• War Department."Miscellaneous,"FM 101-10  Staff Officers' Field Manual. Organization, Technical and Logistical Data (10 October 1943), Chapter 3, Section V; 7 pages, tables  Price 1.00 {Item No.22092} [Including: Units of fire and loads of ammunition for Tank Destroyer Battalion, Cavalry Squadrons Mechanized, Vehicle fuel and lubricant requirements Cavalry Squadrons Mechanized, Units of fire and loads of ammunition for Cavarly Squadrons Mechanized, Basic loads Squadron Train, Cavalry Squadron Mechanized, Vehicle fuel and lubricant requirements Tank Destroyer units]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."New German 75-mm Antitank Gun," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.18, No.4 (11 February 1943); 1 page  Price .50 {Item No.12863}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Axis Hollow-Charge Ammunition," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.18, No.21 (11 February 1943); 1 pages  Price .50 {Item No.12880}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Russian Antitank Tactics," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.19, No.3 (25 February 1943); 2 page  Price .50 {Item No.12891}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Japanese Action against U.S.Tanks," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.19, No.4 (25 February 1943); 2 pages, 1 illus.  Price .50 {Item No.12892}  
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Ammunition for German 42-mm Antitank Gun," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.19, No.5 (25 February 1943); 1 page, 1 page of illus.  Price .50 {Item No.12893}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German 37-mm Stick Bomb," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.19, No.17 (25 February 1943); 1 page  Price .50 {Item No.12905}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German Experiments with Smoke against Tanks," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.20, No.8 (1 March 1943); 2 pages  Price .50 {Item No.12920}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German AA Guns for Use against Mechanized Vehicles," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.21, No.3 (25 March 1943); 2 pages  Price .50 {Item No.12938}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Finnish Tank Traps Over Frozen Rivers," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.21, No.5 (25 March 1943); 3 pages, 3 illus.  Price 1.00 {Item No.12940}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German 75-mm Antitank Gun," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.22, No.3 (8 April 1943); 1 paragraph  Price .50 {Item No.12957}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Vulnerable Spots for Incendiary Grenades on German Tanks," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.22, No.4 (8 April 1943); 3 pages, 3 illus.  Price .50 {Item No.12958}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German Antitank Units in Rearguard Action in Africa," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.22, No.5 (8 April 1943); 1 paragraph  Price .50 {Item No.12959}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German Close-in Tactics Against Armored Vehicles," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.23 (22 April 1943); 17 pages, 13 illus.  Price 2.00 {Item No.12996}

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