Firing a German Pak-40 75mm Anti Tank Gun

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Originally Posted by Griefbringer

By my understanding, also mobility and conceability were rather important design criteria for anti-tank guns, and having a huge and heavy gun shield does not really help either.

That said, there is also the late war German 88 mm PaK 41/43 where the design criteria seem to have been something entirely different..

Probably just a matter of size. Once anti-tank guns grew to 75mm and beyond, concealment was a one-shot affair. Size and firing signature (debris and muzzle flash) would probably rule out any chance of concealment beyond the first shot or two - as the video posted earlier shows quite clearly.