PTRD-41

PTRD-41
Type	Anti-tank rifle
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1941–1960s (USSR)
Used by	See Users
Wars	World War II Korean War Chinese Civil War Vietnam War[1] Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[2][3][4][5]
Production history
Designer	Vasily Degtyaryov
Designed	1941
Manufacturer	Degtyaryov plant
Produced	1941–1945
No. built	~450,000[6]
Specifications
Mass	17.3 kg (38.1 lbs)
Length	2,020 mm (79.5 in)
Barrel length	1,350 mm (53 in)
Crew	2
Cartridge	14.5×114mm (B-32, BS-41[7])
Action	Bolt-action
Rate of fire	Manual
Muzzle velocity	1,012 m/s (3,320 ft/s)
Effective firing range	300 m (980 ft) (on personnel targets, dispersion of bullets at 300 m (980 ft) is 0.36 m (1 ft 2 in)[7])
Maximum firing range	1,000 m (3,300 ft)[7] (mainly with scope)
Feed system	Single-shot
Sights	Front post, rear notch

The PTRD-41 (Russian: Противотанковое самозарядное ружьё образца 1941 года системы Дегтярёв, romanized: Protivotankovoye samozaryadnoye ruzhyo obraztsa 1941 goda sistemy Degtyaryova, lit. '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. Although unable to penetrate the frontal armor of late-war German tanks, it could penetrate their thinner side and top armor at close ranges as well as thinly armored self-propelled guns and half-tracks.