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US Anti-tank gun
Description
At the
beginning of World War II, the
anti-tank gun of the British Army was the Boys. It was developed in 1934 by Captain Boys
of the design bureau at the Royal
Small Arms Factory in Enfield.
After completing a series of tests, in
November 1937 this weapon was formally adopted by the British Army under the name Boys Anti-tank Rifle Mark I. By 1942, anti-tank guns were being retired from
service, having become ineffective on the evolving battlefield. The Boys was actively supplied
the armies of the United States and
Canada, and a total of about 69,000 units were produced.
The Boys was used in limited numbers by
the Finns against Soviet tanks
in the Winter War of 1940.