13.2mm TuF
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The 13.2×92mmSR, also known as Mauser 13.2 mm TuF (; literally "tank and aircraft", historical military designation), is a semi-rimmed rifle and machine gun cartridge developed by the German Empire for anti-tank and anti-aircraft use which was introduced during World War I. The cartridge was a major step in the development of anti-tank cartridges, being the first one designed for the sole purpose of destroying armored targets.
Key facts
- Firearm cartridge.name
- 13.2×92mmSR
- Firearm cartridge.image
- NLS Haig - Bullets from a German anti-tank rifle and a British rifle, France, during World War I (cropped).jpg
- Firearm cartridge.image_size
- 300px
- Firearm cartridge.caption
- Comparison of British .303 (left) and German 13.2 mm Tuf (right).
- Firearm cartridge.origin
- German Empire
- Firearm cartridge.type
- Anti-tank rifleHeavy machine gun
- Firearm cartridge.service
- 1918–1919
- Firearm cartridge.wars
- World War I
- Firearm cartridge.design_date
- 1917
- Firearm cartridge.is_SI_specs
- yes
- Firearm cartridge.bullet
- 13.2 mm (0.525 in)
- Firearm cartridge.neck
- 14.6
- Firearm cartridge.shoulder
- 19.1
- Firearm cartridge.base
- 20.9
- Firearm cartridge.rim_dia
- 23.1
- Firearm cartridge.case_length
- 91.3
- Firearm cartridge.length
- 132.6
- Firearm cartridge.is_SI_ballistics
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- rifle cartridge
- Operator
- Imperial German Army
- Country of origin
- German Empire
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- NLS Haig - Bullets from a German anti-tank rifle and a British rifle, France, during World War I.jpg
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- service entry
- 1918-01-01
- Commons category
- 13.25 x 92 mm SR TuF
- inception
- 1917-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
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The 13.2×92mmSR, also known as Mauser 13.2 mm TuF (; literally "tank and aircraft", historical military designation), is a semi-rimmed rifle and machine gun cartridge developed by the German Empire for anti-tank and anti-aircraft use which was introduced during World War I. The cartridge was a major step in the development of anti-tank cartridges, being the first one designed for the sole purpose of destroying armored targets.
== History == The cartridge was used in the Mauser Tankgewehr M1918 anti-tank rifle. Its use was also planned in a new heavy machine gun scheduled for deployment in 1919, the MG 18 TuF.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “13.2mm TuF” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.