Videos tagged with Explosive Projectile

This video documents the experience of firing the main gun of what is claimed to be the world's last actively shooting and driving Sherman tank. The presenter, Jason Hanson, describes the process of firing a 1953-dated tank round, detailing its weight and velocity. The experience is characterized by significant recoil and blast effects, emphasizing safety precautions like keeping the mouth closed to avoid dust.

This video provides an in-depth analysis of the Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) weapon system, exploring its design, development, and effectiveness during World War II. Speaker David Lister, a specialist in WWII anti-tank weaponry, details the PIAT's spigot mechanism, its comparison to contemporary weapons like the Bazooka and Panzerfaust, and debunks common myths surrounding its use. The presentation highlights the weapon's role in infantry platoons and its historical significance.

This "From the Vault" episode features Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant giving a walkaround of the AT4 shoulder-launched anti-tank weapon. Originally developed by Saab Bofors Dynamics, it was adopted by the U.S. military as the M136 AT4 in 1987 and is manufactured by ATK. The video highlights its use against armored vehicles with its high-explosive projectile and notes that it's a single-shot, disposable weapon. Caleb explains the manual of arms for the AT4, mentioning he has personally fired one. The video emphasizes the weapon's simplicity and effectiveness against tanks, while also clarifying that the example shown is inert.