In WWI the Germans developed very effective anti-tank rifles. In WWII French tanks were generally superior to German tanks, it was in fact the Germans who foun

In WWI the Germans developed very effective anti-tank rifles. In WWII French tanks were generally superior to German tanks, it was in fact the Germans who found the effective counter measure - combined arms. Anti-tank guns and especially shaped charge warheads rendered tanks without proper infantry support all but useless.