Are anti-tank rifles still used?

There are anti-tank rifles still in action! They were used in the Donbass by Russian insurgents against the Ukrainian Army. Apparently the PTRS-41 is able to penetrate the armor of old Soviet armored cars and personnel carriers that are currently in use by the Ukrainian ground forces.

Are anti-tank rifles effective?

However, anti-tank rifles had many weaknesses. They were effective only at short distances of about 500m for most tanks. Also, a armor penetrating shot didn’t necessarily equate to successfully knocking out a tank as the bullet had to either hit ammunition or fuel inside or kill or eliminate a crew member.

What was the best anti-tank gun of ww2?

Flak 88

Could a mortar take out a tank in ww2?

The 0.23-to-0.47-inch (5.8 to 11.9 mm) thick armor generally prevented penetration by small arms fire and shell fragments. However, even a near miss from field artillery or an impact from a mortar HE round could easily disable or destroy the tank: if the fuel tank was ruptured, it could incinerate the tank’s crew.

What does PaK 40 stand for?

7.5cm armour defence cannon 40

What does Pak gun stand for?

Panzerabwehrkanone

How many tanks did the Pak 40 destroy?

The gun was able to destroy the most common allied tanks at up to 1,000 meters. It used the same 75 x 495R ammunition as the 7.5 cm KwK 40 of Panzer IV and 7.5 cm StuK 40 gun fitted on the Sturmgeschütz assault guns….7.5 cm Pak 39.

7,5 cm Pak 39
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Mass	1,235 kg (2,723 lb)

What German plane used the 75mm cannon?

As the war continued and anti-tank support became the main goal, the aircraft was continually up-gunned, eventually mounting a 75 mm anti-tank gun that left the aeroplane barely flyable….Henschel Hs 129.

Hs 129
National origin	Nazi Germany
Manufacturer	Henschel
First flight	25 May 1939
Introduction	April 1942

What was the fastest plane in World War 2?

Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

How many Russian tanks were destroyed in WW2?

Land

	1941	Total
German Tank Production	3,256	23,759
Production ratio(2) (German:Soviet)	1:2	1:3
Soviet Tank losses	20,500	83,500
German Tank losses	2,758	25,584

Could Germany have won Kursk?

When studying the battle for Kursk, one of the climactic engagements in the German-Soviet war (1941–1945), many authors have maintained that the Germans would have won the battle had they not delayed their attack from May until early July 1943.

Is 7 tank World of Tanks?

The IS-7 is a Soviet tier 10 heavy tank. Development of the IS-7 started in the spring of 1945. Prototypes successfully underwent trials in 1946 and 1947. The IS-7 mounts a very potent 130mm S-70 naval cannon as the main gun.

Which tank is better is-7 or is-4?

You grind the IS-7 line because the modules there like guns carry over to the IS-4 and have an easier time grinding from stock. The grind to the IS-7 is easier, but currently the IS-4 is the better of the two Soviet level X tanks.

Is-7 tank a armor?

The tank was designed to withstand the impact of a shell fired by the 12.8 cm Pak 44 Gun found on the German Jagdtiger. The armor on the IS-7 was up to 300 mm (11.8 in) thick, some of the thickest being found on the specific pike nose, formed from homogenous steel.