PIAT Team

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Type

Infantry AT

Year

1943

Crew / Team

2-3 soldiers

Typical Unit

1 team

Main Weapons

PIAT launcher, rifles

Best Battlefield Role

Ambush anti-tank in cover

Historical Snapshot

Unusual spring-powered launcher with no rocket backblast, useful from buildings and tight positions.

Ideal in urban corners and tree lines. Let armor expose side profile, then fire and fall back.

The no-backblast design helped conceal firing position in dense terrain.

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