Anti-Tank Rifles
PTRD in Ukraine
Sviatoslav sent us this photo of a 1941 PTRD in recent use in Ukraine… Note the empty 14.5mm cartridge case under the gun.
Anti-Tank Rifles
Anti-Tank Rifles
Bonus Video: Lahti L39
I had the chance to shoot a 20mm L39 Lahti antitank rifle (cannon?) at a recent get-together. It is the cheapest of the 20mm guns you can generally find, but also one of the less […]
Anti-Tank Rifles
Soviet AT Rifle Performance
Sorry for the lack of post yesterday, guys. My day job has gotten a bit hectic in the last week, and it’s really cutting into the time I have available to work on the site. […]
Anti-Tank Rifles
Disney Goes to War or, Stop That Tank!
During World War II, the Disney company joined in the Allied war effort by producing animated movie material at cost for the US government (they also created insignia mascots for hundreds of aircraft and warships […]
Anti-Tank Rifles
Japanese Type 97 20mm Anti-tank Rifle
Today’s article comes to us from, Christopher Bailey, who is particularly interested in finding information and photos of these kinds of antitank weapons. He is especially interested in high-quality photos, both period and modern. If you […]
Anti-Tank Rifles
Vintage Saturday: PTRD-41 in Russia
“Fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia.’” I think the other was “Don’t count on an anti-tank rifle to […]