The Anti-Tank RifleThe emergence of the tank in World War I led to the development of the first infantry weapons to defend against tanks. Anti tank rifles became commonplace in the inter war years and in the early campaigns of World War II in Poland and the Battle of France, which saw renewed use in the form of the British . 55in Boys anti tank rifle also used by the US Marine Corps in the Pacific. The French campaign made it clear that the day of the anti tank rifle