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[[Image:antitankexplosive.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Modified Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr rifle, with shortened barrel and removed bi-pod and pistol grip - 13.2mm TuF]] | [[Image:antitankexplosive.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Modified Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr rifle, with shortened barrel and removed bi-pod and pistol grip - 13.2mm TuF]] | ||
The Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, was the world's first anti-tank rifle (developed so soon that the German language did not even have its own word for tanks yet, hence the TuF round's name meaning "Tank und Flieger"), it was used at the end of World War 1 in February of 1918, and is very rare to find today. The .525 round was originally developed to be used in a new Maxim machine gun known as the MG18. The .525 round was influential in the development of the .50 BMG round for the [[Browning M2]]. | The Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, was the world's first anti-tank rifle (developed so soon that the German language did not even have its own word for tanks yet, hence the gun's name being Tankgewehr and the TuF round's name meaning "Tank und Flieger"), it was used at the end of World War 1 in February of 1918, and is very rare to find today. The .525 round was originally developed to be used in a new Maxim machine gun known as the MG18. The .525 round was influential in the development of the .50 BMG round for the [[Browning M2]]. | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
Revision as of 09:08, 13 November 2017
The Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, was the world's first anti-tank rifle (developed so soon that the German language did not even have its own word for tanks yet, hence the gun's name being Tankgewehr and the TuF round's name meaning "Tank und Flieger"), it was used at the end of World War 1 in February of 1918, and is very rare to find today. The .525 round was originally developed to be used in a new Maxim machine gun known as the MG18. The .525 round was influential in the development of the .50 BMG round for the Browning M2.
Specifications
(1918 - 1933)
- Type: Anti-tank rifle
- Caliber: 13.2mm TuF (.525 Caliber)
- Action: Bolt Action
- Capacity: 1
The Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr Rifle appears in the following video games:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield: 1918 | 2004 | |||
| Red Dead Redemption | "The Explosive Rifle" | Shortened Barrel, Pistol Grip and Bi-pod Removed | 2010 | |
| The Great War 1918 | 2013 | |||
| Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 | "Tankgewehr" | 2014 | ||
| Verdun | "Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr" | 2015 | ||
| Battlefield 1 | "Tankgewehr M1918" | 2016 |