PIAT

The Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) is a British AT weapon that uses a large spring to fire a shaped HEAT charget. In Men Of War it is incorectly animated as a roket launcher. The spring function was chosen because: It was cheaper than having to put a roket motor in each round, the barrel did not have to withstand high temperatures when fireing meaning it could be made out of cheaper matiriels, also this means that the barrel will last alot longer than that of its contempories and also, it can be fired from within small spaces due to no back blast. It was also possible to fire a PIAT without being detected as no smoke cloud was created.

However if the spring failed to be cocked by the round just fired, it would take aroun 320 pounds (145kg) in pressure to cock the weapon. It was also less accurate than other weapons due to having a less conventional flight path.