Armoured Firepower

Armoured Firepower charts this rapid development in AFV weaponry by the major tank-producing combatants - Great Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union and the USA - during the Second World War and, although primarily concerned with tank armament, armoured cars and self-propelled artillery are also covered. The author explains the function of tank armament, the components of the armament system and their uses. This is followed by a detailed examination, country by country, of the main developments through the war years and focuses on main armament, auxiliary armament, sighting and fire-control systems, ammunition types and functions, fighting arrangements, including vehicle design parameters and limitations.