Improvised Weapons of WWII

Historian Stuart Wheeler is back with another episode of Anti-Tank Chat. In this instalment he examines the development and battlefield use of improvised, thrown and placed infantry anti-tank weapons available to British and Commonwealth forces during World War II. The episode covers petrol/incendiary weapons, grenades, and other field-expedient anti-tank devices — their design, purpose and combat employment.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:30 – Petrol bombs (incendiaries)
03:28 – The Molotov cocktail
08:52 – S.I.P. (section on improvised projectiles)
09:53 – No. 73 grenade
10:57 – The Sticky Bomb
15:51 – The Hawkins grenade




Notes: This video is historical and informational. It does not provide instructions for making weapons.