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The PTRD and the similar but semi-automatic PTRS-41 were the only individual anti-tank weapons available to the Red Army in numbers upon the outbreak of the war with Germany. The 14.5 mm armor-piercing bullet had a muzzle velocity of 1,012 m/s (3,320 ft/s).
As one of Simonov's creations, the PTRS-41 was sometimes known as simply the "Simonov" on the battlefield. Although more advanced, the PTRS was harder to use and less reliable than the cheaper PTRD while yielding similar performance, so the PTRD was used more often.
The 14.5×114mm (.57 calibre) is a heavy machine gun and anti-materiel rifle cartridge used by the Soviet Union, the former Warsaw Pact, modern Russia, and other countries.. It was originally developed for the PTRS and PTRD anti-tank rifles, and was later used as the basis for the KPV heavy machine gun that formed the basis of the ZPU series anti-aircraft guns that is also the main armament of ...
PPSh-41 [1] Submachine gun: 7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union: 35-round box magazine and 71-round drum magazine. Limited usage in the beginning of the conflict. [1] PPS-43 [1] Submachine gun: 7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union: 35-round box magazine. Limited usage in the beginning of the conflict. [1]
PTRD-41 Soviet Union: 1941 Bolt-action 14.5×114mm PTRS-41 Soviet Union: 1941 Semi-automatic 14.5×114mm Zastava M93 Black Arrow Serbia: 1998 Bolt-action .50 BMG 12.7×108mm Zastava M12 Black Spear Serbia: 12.7x108mm Denel NTW-20 South Africa: 1998 Bolt-action 14.5×114mm (NTW 14.5) 20×82mm (NTW 20) 20×110mm Hispano (NTW 20) Neopup PAW-20
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The RPG-43 is a stick grenade with a 102 millimetres (4.0 in) shaped charge warhead filled with 612 grams (21.6 oz) of TNT. When thrown a conical metal sleeve would open, revealing two strips of cloth to stabilise flight and ensure the head of the grenade would strike its target. [8]