PIAT Anti-Tank Weapon - In The Movies

The PIAT was a thankless hero, it's utility fell in the hands of many short-sighted field Commanders– who only begun to get the hint on how to use it towards the end of the war, when PIAT was integrated with Grenadier units, now you use Grenadier units as part of your mechanized defense, during WWII, the success rate would have been off the charts for taking out and humbling Panzer units.

They were very successful in CQB operations, when employed... tanks and half-tracks never stood a chance

i like it

The word is anti, pronounced antee, as in semi, hemisphere....even Demi Moore. It is NOT ant eye. It comes from the French, anti

Keep in mind the feared Panzerfaust had a max effective range of 60 metres and the American bazooka was just as difficult as the PIAT to carry and operate and was a crew served weapon.
No infantry anti tank weapon had more penetration as the PIAT's HEAT warhead with 4" or 102mm of penetration through RHA, which is impressive.
I wouldn't say it's better in every regard, but it was most certainly capable of getting the job done.

There was a moment during the Pegasus Bridge operation where a PIAT took out a German tank and the rest pulled back because they had no idea what they were up against

This shot is said to be one of the most important fired on D-Day

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the piat was NOT spring fired THE firing pin was spring loaded the projectile was rocket propelled the back fire from the projectile reloaded the sprin firing pin..do your research correctly

ww2 anime is trash

Am I the only one, that thinks that war movies was better before because the actor and crew was former soldiers. They have real experinces of war in all honor and horrors of war.

Any excuse to get, "A Bridge Too Far" into a video, right?!

As for the kanał movie, There is very little known fact about how Polish partisans used PIAT. It will be a story from my grandfather's memories. When the first drops of weapons and supplies went into the hands of the partisans and they received PIAT, at first they analyzed the weapon and thought that it was loaded as it was shown in the film, it led to the fact that sometimes the shell did not fire or flew several meters. Only when Polish commandos arrived from England did they begin to teach partisans how to use these weapons correctly.I was not surprised to see how in the video they loaded PIAT

Ah yes, everyone’s favorite anti-tank nerf gun

Looks like the Fallout nuke launcher

Fun fact the STUG in the black and white training film was recovered in the Early 2000's and restored to running condition. IT spent some time on the display circuit and was then sold to a collector in the USA.

Was thinking this was a good video, then anime appeared.

the Piat is and probably will always be the worlds most deadliest NERF gun XD

PIAT was like the STEN, it worked-but it was pretty unrefined and range limited. Discriminating users opted for the Bazooka when they could get their hands on one.

Now you made me want to put a bridge to far in the DVD player and watch it again.

OOOOHHHH PERRINE MY WAIF!! 😭😭😭

If it worked who's complaining?

What anime are you showing cuts from?

One thing that you missed. When the British were surrounded at Neinmeigan, they started throwing the Piat shells.

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well, the Germans DID get the idea for the panzerfaust off the Americans

...I'm guessing it was still better than throwing rocks if tanks were overrunning your pos...

Also the tank used in the movie crossing the bridge in the movie A Bridge Too Far is a tank model that was built and 1947 so the war had been over for quite a bit of time.

The charge looks like a toilet plunger.

The Piat is famos for working only when there's some glory to harvest.... he did the job only when the entire world was looking at him. He killed a panzer during D-Day at dawn during the Pegasus Bridge storm... once that panzer out of action no other german vehicule dared to contest the bridge to the Britts. Of course, he performed well during the Market Garden bridge defense... the rest is shred in mystery. Don't tell don't ask.
(If you ask, I world rather be operating a sling.

So that's what you get when you cross a bazooka with a Caulking Gun!

British nonsense, rockets were the way forward. The point instead of a base fuse was another fault

My dad served in the Canadian Army during WWII and brought home an inert PIAT gun shell. The thing fascinated me and I must confess I loved playing with it. Unfortunately during my play I eventually destroyed the thing not yet realizing the value of this artifact. When I showed the shell to my friends none of them had ever heard of a PIAT gun and didn't believe it was a real thing. After all, the only anti-tank device we saw in movies or comic books were Bazookas, thanks to the overwhelming influence of American Media. Nice to see that the device served a real purpose during the war.

Went to an old tank firing range, found the tail section of a PIAT shell sticking out of the sand.

Actually it was manufactured by FIAT

Is this related to the Blackard Bomber or spigot mortar?

I bet the soldiers that had to physical get close enough stick explosives to tanks wish they had an PIAT instead.

Just realizing this movie is the basis for a level in battlefield V . Impressive

It look like cold drink soda maker ..

El piat era un arma mediocre, muy pocas ventajas pocas cualidades, made in england

My dad was in the Canadian Army and trained on the Boys and the PIAT.
I noticed that he pronounced it as Pie-at, while this and other vids say it as Pee-at.
Has anyone else heard it said as Pie-at?

My dads unit had a Boys in Norway. After evacuation they never saw one again. They were glad to get rid of it.

The British had some interesting names for weapons. PIAT stands for projector infantry anti tank

I wonder if that's where hannibal lecter first tasted human flesh world war two

Glad you mention that you are not a "weapon expert", but you seem to enjoy researching...... Good Show!!

Great Posting! Glad I 'Sub' your channel for entertainment purposes, only.

Check out the PIAT in Quartered Safe Out Here. GM Fraser's book on his times in Burma WW2.

I recall hearing about them being used in sapper jobs- blowing holes in brick walls to make a hole through which AP grenades, flash-bangs, and soldiers could get through.

Its kinda insane to think how quickly we went from stuff like the Piat to NLAWs

I wondered why there is no anti-tank (non-rocket propelled) grenade launchers.
And yeah, PIAT is...😯

Im sorry, we can’t accept your surrender! We don’t have the proper facilities to take you all prisoner. Was there anything else? 😅