Antitank obstacles and weapons have been around since tanks. Some of the best are...

[TreasonousBastard]

big ditches and mines. Bazookas work pretty well most of the time, too, 'specially if the tank isn't armored all that well.

But, for civilian defense, the old fashioned toothy tank trap will do OK slowing them down.

Here's how, from one of our homegrown gun types:

Tank Traps for Dummies:

[Vogon_Glory]

1. I'm wondering if any Ukrainians took notes from Dubya's Big Sandy Adventure

You can make some very scary IED’s from artillery shells if you know how.

[RAB910]

2. IEDs can easily take out a tank

the reality is that tanks are only heavily armored on their fronts. Hit them from any other side and they are not that hard to take out

[underpants]

3. Also, if you can hit them from behind

It is their weak spot. Generally

[uponit7771]

4. TLDW, how does this device slow a tank down? thx in advance

[TreasonousBastard]

6. I'm not completely sure, somebody who spent some time in..

an armored unit would know more. But, this things were used through wwIi so must have some use.

AdmIttedly, wartime traps would be made of steel, not 2X4s, and would be a lot harder to crush. I posted the video largely as a sarcastic hit on our gun nuts.

[Wednesdays]

5. Meh, he was only building a tripod for his rifle

I seriously doubt a wooden structure would be very effective. The good ones are made of steel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_hedgehog

[TreasonousBastard]

7. Yup. As I said a few minutes ago.

[struggle4progress]

8. 60 ton tank versus 4 x 4 wood posts. Which wins? Such suspense!