The trenches of the Western Front in World War 1 changed warfare forever. With each set of lines fortified and bristling with water-cooled machine guns that could spew out 600-rounds per minute, it was certain death for infantry to attack across No Man’s Land. To defeat these trenches, the tank was invented. To defeat the tank, the anti-tank gun was invented.
First, these were just big game “elephant guns” pressed into service. However, by 1918, it was apparent that a large, purpose-built rifle capable of shooting it out with an armored beast would be needed. Captain HC Boys of the British Army set about to come up with one.
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This thing is about the size as a Kia and is capable of taking one out.
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About laststandonzombieisland
Let me introduce myself. I am a bit of a conflict junkie. I am fascinated by war and warfare, assassination, personal protection and weaponry ranging from spud guns and flame throwers to thermonuclear bombs and soviet-trained Ebola monkeys. In short, if it’s violent or a tool to create violence it is kind of my thing.
I have written a few hundred articles on the dry encyclopedia side for such websites as History Times, Firearms Talk.com, GUNS.com, Suite 101 (where I am the contracted Feature Writer for Military History) and Combat Forums; as well as for print publications like England Expects, and Strike First Strike Fast. Several magazines such as Sea Classics, Military Historian and Collector, Mississippi Sportsman and Warship International have carried my pieces. Additionally I am on staff as a naval consultant and writer for Eye Spy Intelligence Magazine.
Currently I am working on several book projects, including a section in the upcoming Mississippi Encyclopedia (to be published by Ole Miss this summer), an alternative history novel about the US-German War of 1916, and a biography of Bennett Doty. My first novel, about the coming zombie apocalypse was released this Spring by Necro Publications and can be found at Amazon.com.
In my day job I am a contractor for the US federal government in what could best be described as the ‘Force Protection’ field. In this I am a certified Firearms, and less-than-lethal combat instructor.
