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I recall adverts for these, and Solothurn rifles, in the early 1960's. If memory is correct, a couple hundred bucks would get one to your door.
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Boys Anti-Tank Rifle
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My father designed a number of armoured vehicles between 1946 and 1986.
He mostly peddled his wares to Detroit Arsenal and Rock Island Arsenal.
He complained of a General Brown that wanted space for big men. My father thought the USSR was designing for 5'6" operators and was having an easier time surrounding them in armour. My father never got a tank contract, just artillery, rocket launchers, armoured personnel carriers, and bulldozers. He had a winch design that sold well to the Israelis after the 67 war for retrieving Russian tanks abandoned by Egyptians.
My uncle was a Sherman Tank pilot at Normandy. He said the American ammo bounced off the German tanks and the German ammo could kill American tanks. He said it was frightening to see a wave of German tanks come over the hill towards him.
My father designed a number of armoured vehicles between 1946 and 1986.
He mostly peddled his wares to Detroit Arsenal and Rock Island Arsenal.
He complained of a General Brown that wanted space for big men. My father thought the USSR was designing for 5'6" operators and was having an easier time surrounding them in armour. My father never got a tank contract, just artillery, rocket launchers, armoured personnel carriers, and bulldozers. He had a winch design that sold well to the Israelis after the 67 war for retrieving Russian tanks abandoned by Egyptians.
My uncle was a Sherman Tank pilot at Normandy. He said the American ammo bounced off the German tanks and the German ammo could kill American tanks. He said it was frightening to see a wave of German tanks come over the hill towards him.
FWIW, the "Boys" does not refer to young men, but to Captain Henry C. Boys, Assistant Superintendent of Design at Enfield. He was instrumental in the design of the big .55 rifle but died in 1937 just as it was officially adopted; it was named in his honor.
Capt. Boys was also largely responsible for the design of the Enfield revolver (Pistol, Revolver, No. 2, Mk I), which was adopted in 1932. Many collectors assume that the Enfield is simply a copy of the Webley Mk IV; in fact it is a quite different design, both better and cheaper to manufacture. Capt. Boys did his work well.
Jim
Capt. Boys was also largely responsible for the design of the Enfield revolver (Pistol, Revolver, No. 2, Mk I), which was adopted in 1932. Many collectors assume that the Enfield is simply a copy of the Webley Mk IV; in fact it is a quite different design, both better and cheaper to manufacture. Capt. Boys did his work well.
Jim
There was one incident where a Stuart's 37 mm gun struck the turret ring of a Tiger I, jamming the Tiger's turret in place. Talk about lucky shot and it didn't involve the Haunted Tank.
The Soviets used anti-tank rifles and they'd shoot the hull in the area between the bogies and the return rollers. The metal was only about 30 mm there and at close range the rifles would penetrate. That's why the Germans put side skirts on their vehicles (Pzkw III, Pzkw IVs, Panthers, Sturmgeschutz, Hetzers).
The Soviets used anti-tank rifles and they'd shoot the hull in the area between the bogies and the return rollers. The metal was only about 30 mm there and at close range the rifles would penetrate. That's why the Germans put side skirts on their vehicles (Pzkw III, Pzkw IVs, Panthers, Sturmgeschutz, Hetzers).