Bolt Action - Japanese Type 1 47mm Anti-Tank Gun Deutsches Afrika Korps Clad in their iconic reinforced

Clad in their iconic reinforced M42 jump uniforms

In 1941 the Soviet Union’s fortified borders were manned by units of the NKVD (People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs)

mortar bombs fell almost on their nose and released destructive power all around

bugler and NCO

Bolt Action - Japanese Type 1 47mm Anti-Tank Gun Deutsches Afrika Korps Clad in their iconic reinforcedThe Type 1 47mm AT gun was developed following the Japanese encounter with Russian armour and was the first indigenously developed dedicated anti tank gun. It lacked the performance of other contemporary weapons of similar calibre, but was deemed sufficiently capable against lightly armoured tanks. By the time it was introduced in 1942, it was therefore already outdated. The same gun was used as the main armament of the Type 97 Chi Ha Shinhoto tank.