'Anti-tank self-loading gun pattern 1941, Degtyaryov system') is an anti-tank rifle that was produced and used from 1941 by the Soviet Red Army during World War II. It is a single-shot weapon which fires the 14.5×114 mm round, which was able to penetrate German tanks such as the Panzer III and early models of the Panzer IV .

'Anti-tank-self-loading gun pattern 1941, Simonov system') [4] is a World War II-era semi-automatic anti-tank rifle firing the 14.5×114mm cartridge. The PTRS-41 was produced and used by the Soviet Union during World War II.

Jan 8, 2020 · The two primary Soviet antitank rifles of the World War II era were the PTRD 41 (top) and the PTRS 41 (bottom). The PTRD-41 was a single-shot weapon, while the PTRS-41 was capable of semiautomatic fire. Other than the cheek pads, butt pads, and wooden pistol grip, the entire weapon was constructed of steel.

Aug 29, 2023 · PTRD and PTRS rifles could snipe at tracks and road wheels, gun barrels, vision ports, hatches, engine compartments and exposed crewmen. A disabled German vehicle, without infantry support, was ripe for attack by Soviet tank hunter teams.

Sep 1, 2002 · The PTRD 1941 (14.5mm protivotankovoe ruzhe sistemy Degtyareva, obr. 1941 g.) is a single shot rifle that looks minimalist in the extreme. Except for the pistol grip and the cheek and butt pads, it is made entirely of steel.

Jan 11, 2020 · During the war in Eastern Ukraine, a video of soldiers inspecting a weapons cache showed machine guns, rifles, RPGs, and a battered-looking PTRD sitting atop an armored vehicle.

"Single-shot anti-tank rifle, model of 1941, Degtyaryov system"), often known as the PTRD-41, was a Soviet single-shot anti-tank rifle designed by Vasily Degtyaryov and manufactured by the Degtyaryov Plant from 1941 to 1945.

May 25, 2018 · Degtyarev produced the PTRD-41, a single shot 14.5mm weapon which was simple, cheap, and also effective. Both used the same cartridge, which fires a 980gr armor piercing projectile at a remarkable 3320 fps.

Sep 22, 2022 · Degtyarov’s PTRD became the world’s most mass-produced anti-tank rifle, with over 280,000 made. Vassily Alexeyevich Degtyarov and Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, two respected weapons designers, were commissioned to carry out the program.

The Degtyarev PTRD 1941 (or "PTRD-41", "Protivo Tankovoye Ruzhyo Degtyaryova" for short) was the most commonly used anti-tank and anti-material rifle by the Red Army during World War II. The heavy 14.5mm cartridge is capable of penetrating …