What is Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr?
[[File:Mauser_Tank-Gewehr_M1918.jpg|thumb]] [[File:NLS Haig - Bullets from a German anti-tank rifle and a British rifle, France, during World War I.jpg|thumb|A bullet for a British WWI rifle (left) and the Mauser (right)]] The '''Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr''' was an anti-tank rifle (AT rifle), of German production, used towards the end of [[World War I]]. At the [[Battle of the Somme]], the British first used [[tank]]s. The Germans were surprised, and had no weapons (rifles) that could be used against tanks. For this reason, they developed one: The Mauser anti-tank rifle was the first rifle that was able to penetrate the larger shell of a tank. It was used towards the end of WWI. It was able to penetrate 20-25mm of tank shell, at a distance of {{convert|100|m}}. [[Category:Rifles]]