47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun C.47 F.R.C. Mod.31
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 4:46 pm
This is a French anti tank gun for the nation
the 47mm could penetrate the armor of the German Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks from a range of over 500 metres (1,600 ft). Reports of panzers knocked out by the 47mm during the Battle of Belgium do exist.
Several hundred 47mm guns were captured by the Germans after the battle of Belgium. The German designation for these captured guns was the 4.7 cm Pak 185(b). A few were installed in Atlantic Wall defenses in Belgium and the Channel Islands.
the 47mm could penetrate the armor of the German Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks from a range of over 500 metres (1,600 ft). Reports of panzers knocked out by the 47mm during the Battle of Belgium do exist.
Several hundred 47mm guns were captured by the Germans after the battle of Belgium. The German designation for these captured guns was the 4.7 cm Pak 185(b). A few were installed in Atlantic Wall defenses in Belgium and the Channel Islands.