{"id":33,"date":"2023-03-27T05:15:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T05:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2023-05-02T07:19:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T07:19:05","slug":"piat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"PIAT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class='imgover'>\n    <div class='container'>\n    <style>\n        \/*[class^=\"icovrm-\"], [class*=\" icovrm-\"]  {*\/\n        [class^=\"icovrm-\"], [class*=\" icovrm-\"] {\n            color:#99CC99;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n    <i id='s1F' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-android-locate' ><\/i>\n    <i id='s1R' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-loop' ><\/i>\n    &nbsp;\n    <i id='s1Zu' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-arrow-up-b' ><\/i>\n    <i id='s1Zd' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-arrow-down-b' ><\/i>\n    &nbsp;\n    &nbsp;\n    <i id='s1FS' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-android-expand' ><\/i>\n    <!-- i id='s1FS' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-android-contract' ><\/i -->\n    <!-- i id='icovrm icon-refresh' 'icovrm icon-ion-desktop'><\/i -->\n    <div id='s1Spin'>\n        <img class='imgpreloader' src='https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/vrm360\/drag2spin.svg'>\n        <img class='imgpreloader' src='https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/vrm360\/ajax-loader.svg'\/>\n        <!-- changed svg viewBoxinside the svgs -->\n    <\/div>\n    <div id='s1S' class='s1' style='cursor:pointer;border: #D9D9D9; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; background-color: #D9D9D9'>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <script>\n    var autostart = false, backgcolor = '#D9D9D9', canvas_name = 's1';\n    var lightcolor = '#FFFFFF', light_intensity = 0.9, amb_lightcolor = '#9D9D9D', amb_light_intensity = 0.9;\n    var canvas_nameR = 's1R', canvas_nameFS = 's1FS', canvas_nameF = 's1F';\n    var canvas_nameS = 's1S', canvas_nameSpin = 's1Spin', canvas_nameM = 's1M';\n    var canvas_nameZu = 's1Zu', canvas_nameZd = 's1Zd', hide_cmds = 'zoom,fullscreen';\n    var model_url = 'https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/3d_scans\/piat.fbx', aspect_ratio = '1.33333', initial_offset = '1.15', speed = '1.0';\n    var touchtime = 0, info_text = '', info_link = '', ground= false, ground_offset = 0.0;\n    var rx = 0.0, ry = 0.0, rz = 0.0, grid= false, back_image_url = '';\n    var lx = 2.0, ly = 2.0, lz = 10.0, isOnMobile = 'false';\n    var mesh_color = '#FF5533', ground_color = '#999999', debug_vrm = 'false';\n    <\/script>\n    <script src='https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/vrm360\/js\/main.js'\/><\/script>\n    \n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/piat-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/piat-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/piat-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/piat-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/piat-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/piat-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/piat.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PIAT UK Infantry Antitank Weapon\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdnV8IvcqSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The PIAT was Britain\u2019s  answer to the anti tank problem of WW2. 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