![]() It was joined by the heavier and more complex 5-shot PTRD 1941 designed by Simonov.Īfter the Soviet Union invaded Poland through the joint "September Campaign" with Germany in 1939, the Red Army found itself with a large supply of captured Polish Model 35 anti-tank rifles. The single-shot PTRD-41 became the most numerous of the available Soviet anti-tank rifles during the war and, therefore, something of a Red Army standard. The weapon could prove useful in defeating enemy armor along such facings as tank turrets, driver compartments, engine blocks and track systems to render an enemy vehicle immobilized. The heavy 14.5mm cartridge held the capability to penetrate armor plating of enemy vehicles at ranges within 500 yards. The Degtyarev PTRD 1941 (or "PTRD-41", shortened from "Protivo Tankovoye Ruzhyo Degtyaryova") was the most available anti-tank, anti-material rifle to the Red Army during World War 2. ![]()
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