45mm Anti Tank
45mm Anti-Tank is a unit available in Flames of War. It likely represents the M1942 Anti-Tank gun.
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The M1942 was an upgrade of an existing weapon system. It had a thicker shield, a longer barrel, and a reduced height. This height made it ideal for ambushes, though it came at the downside of operators having to kneel while firing it. The hinged armor also made it cramped for the loader and the gunner, though on the bright side, it added some marginal protection against shells and bullets fired at it.
The advent of the "Big Cat" German tanks rendered it slightly obsolete and replaced by the ZiS-2. However, the gun saw a new life as an ambush weapon against these tanks, and as an infantry support gun when it was firing HE and canister shot. Production ceased in 1945 due to 45mm not being useful against armor anymore.
| Soviet Forces in Flames of War | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | T-70 - Valentine - M5/M3 Stuart - M3 Lee - T-34 - KV - Churchill - IS-2 - Captured Tank Platoon - T-28 - BT-7 - KV-2 - T-26 |
| Transports: | M3 Scout Car - Universal Carrier - SdKfz 251 |
| Infantry: | Rifles - Motor Rifles - Penal Company - Storm Group - SMG Company - Engineer Sapper Company |
| Artillery: | Katyusha - 152mm Artillery - 122mm Artillery - 76mm Artillery - 120mm Mortars - 82mm mortars |
| Tank Destroyers and Assault Guns: | 45mm Anti Tank - 57mm Anti Tank - 76mm Anti Tank - 100mm Anti Tank - SU-76 - SU-85 - SU-100 - SU-122 - SU-152 - ISU-122/ISU-152 |
| Recon: | Scout Platoon - BA-64 Platoon - Armored Reconnaissance Platoon - Reconnaissance Platoon |
| Aircraft: | Il-2 Sturmovik |
| Anti-Aircraft: | ZSU M17 - DShK AA MG Platoon |
| Midwar Monsters: | KV-3 - KV-5 - T-43 |