Anti-tank warfare refers to the military strategies, tactics, and weapon systems designed to counter and destroy enemy armored vehicles, particularly tanks. It originated during World War I following
A soldier preparing to fire the FGR-17 Viper, an American experimental one-person disposable anti-tank rocket
British Indian Army tank-hunting squad with anti-tank rifle and Molotov cocktails in North Africa, 6 October 1940
A British 17-pounder anti-tank gun towed behind half-track in Italy, 1 September 1944
A British heavy tank of World War One
An anti-tank rifle is an anti-materiel rifle designed to penetrate the armor of armored fighting vehicles, most commonly tanks, armored personnel carriers, and infantry fighting vehicles. The term is
Soviet PTRS anti-tank rifle in a museum
Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr 13.2 x 92 mm anti-tank rifle at the Musée de l'Armée in Paris.
Polish kb ppanc wz. 35 7.92 mm anti-tank rifle was used extensively during the Polish Campaign.