Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the standalone grenade launchers category.
01 / Overview
PIAT
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1942–1945
Quantity
115,000
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS · WORLD WAR II
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the standalone grenade launchers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Weapon TypeAnti-tank weapon
- Service Entry Year1943
- Weight14.5 kg
- Calibre83 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Operation4MOD.4
- Action TypeSpigot mortar
- Crew1
- Shoulder-FiredYes
- Sight TypeAperture sight
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Muzzle Velocity76 m/s
- Effective Range105 m
- Maximum Range320 m
- Rate of Fire6
- Projectile Weight1,100 g
◇Warhead & Effect2MOD.2
- Warhead TypeShaped charge
- Penetration (RHA)100 mm
◆Ammunition1MOD.1
- Ammunition TypesShaped charge bomb
▤Production1MOD.1
- Total Production115,000
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1942Production started
- 1943Entered service
- 1945Production ended
84
years in service
3
years in production
115,000
units produced
15
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
PIAT · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
4
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
1950–1953Korean War—→1948–1960Malayan Emergency—→1948–19491948 Arab–Israeli War—→1946–1954First Indochina War—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries17country
06 / MASS Score
STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS RANKING Standalone Grenade Launchers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
70STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS3WORLD WAR II · STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS1081UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS59PERFORMANCE/PRICE · STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theStandalone Grenade Launcherscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A portable rocket or missile launcher designed to be operated by a single soldier from the shoulder.
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