Goddamn it you asshole now you made me want to play Company of Heroes. :saddowns:
[QUOTE=sami-pso;25919767]
[img_thumb]http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/tdomf/107084/anti-tank_dog_10_of_17-500x375.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
mine dogs were on the soviet side
[QUOTE=Murkat;25919825]Goddamn it you asshole now you made me want to play Company of Heroes. :saddowns:[/QUOTE]
Do it, you won't regret it.
There totally needs to be a game that has that donkey with a cannon strapped on it's back.
The only problem about the suicide dogs is that they would blow up their own tanks.
[QUOTE=laxplayer77alt;25919831]mine dogs were on the soviet side[/QUOTE]
Good point.
But research suggests germans also did experiments with em. They sent 25000 dogs to Japan for training as "Panzerabwehrhunde" or "Hundeminen".
[editline]7th November 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;25920417]The only problem about the suicide dogs is that they would blow up their own tanks.[/QUOTE]
No because they were trained to only go for certain tanks. Or perhaps a certain smelling tank.
Or so i've read.
Here's another WW2 animal weapon.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb[/url]
[QUOTE=PaChIrA;25920563]Here's another WW2 animal weapon.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb[/url][/QUOTE]
Was going to be deployed, but then they nuked the place and cancelled it.
Remote tests had shown great results.
A bomber would drop a bomb shaped contained with a timer in it. It was slowed by a chute.
Then it would open after the timer hit 0, the bats would seek shelter in the wooden houses and the times charges on the bats would detonate a while after. Forgot the time.
[QUOTE=croguy;25920028]There totally needs to be a game that has that donkey with a cannon strapped on it's back.[/QUOTE]
You can probably do that in Arma 2
More like Nazi Infantry information
[QUOTE=Earthen;25913180]Originally invented by the Finns. The Soviets were so impressed by its rate of fire and sheer asskicking power that they adopted it, improved it and gave it another name.
My dad had to use them in the military because at the time Finland didn't have enough assault rifles in use.[/QUOTE]
The PPSH 41 is in no way related to the Suomi M31. It is of a completely different design and lacks all the shortcomings of the heavy, unreliable and overly complicated Finnish design. The reason people make this assumption is because they both use similar stock designs, but they fail to take into account that that particular stock design has been in use for submachine guns since 1917, and was highly popular at the time.
The only thing they have in common (besides the aforementioned stock) is a nearly identical 71 round drum magazine, which, incidentally was the main problem of the PPSH 41, due to the drum being designed originally for 9mm as opposed to 7.62x25mm.
[QUOTE=mugofdoom;25923258]The PPSH 41 is in no way related to the Suomi M31. It is of a completely different design and lacks all the shortcomings of the heavy, unreliable and overly complicated Finnish design. The reason people make this assumption is because they both use similar stock designs, but they fail to take into account that that particular stock design has been in use for submachine guns since 1917, and was highly popular at the time.
The only thing they have in common (besides the aforementioned stock) is a nearly identical 71 round drum magazine, which, incidentally was the main problem of the PPSH 41, due to the drum being designed originally for 9mm as opposed to 7.62x25mm.[/QUOTE]
You do know that the PPsh more often used the stick magazine right?
[QUOTE=PaChIrA;25923422]You do know that the PPsh more often used the stick magazine right?[/QUOTE]
Yes, after 1942. Even then every SMG initially was loaded with one 71 round drum then later reloaded with stick mags.
Actually soldiers preferred the drum magazine. :colbert:
[QUOTE=16bit;25923518]Actually soldiers preferred the drum magazine. :colbert:[/QUOTE]
True, but I can imagine the stick mags being more common due to how many you can carry. But whatever, I'm not actually entirely certain on that statistic. The point is the PPSH had nothing to do with the Suomi.
[QUOTE=16bit;25923518]Actually soldiers preferred the drum magazine. :colbert:[/QUOTE]
Who wouldn't prefer the drum magazine? It's just that there were more stick magazines than drums.
I'm already done with the PPSh-41 section of the red army part, most soldiers carried atleast 1 or 2 drum mags and the rest were stick mags.
[QUOTE=16bit;25923643]I'm already done with the PPSh-41 section of the red army part, most soldiers carried atleast 1 or 2 drum mags and the rest were stick mags.[/QUOTE]
You really need to add FG-42's
[b]The Soviet's Red Army[/b]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/200px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png[/img]
The Red Army or RKKA (Workers'–Peasants' Red Army) started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary militia during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.
The "Red Army" name refers to the traditional colour of the workers' movement. This represents, symbolically, the blood shed by the working class in its struggle against capitalism, and the belief that all people are equal. On 25 February 1946 (when Soviet national symbols replaced revolutionary national symbols), the Red Army was renamed the Soviet Army.
The Red Army is widely credited with being the decisive force in winning World War II, having engaged and defeated about 80% of the German armed forces, the Wehrmacht and much of the Waffen SS on the Eastern Front.
The normal outfit for a Russian soldier consisted of 3 main things.
[img]http://www.thehistorybunker.co.uk/acatalog/sov150.jpg[/img]
[b]A Steel Helmet[/b]
[img]http://www.comradeivan.com/acatalog/m35officersTuic300.jpg[/img]
[b]A Tunic Similar to the German tunics.
Pictured above is an Officer's tunic.[/b]
[img]http://www.frontofrussia.com/field/31b_2.jpg[/img]
[b]Simple boots.[/b]
[b]A Pistol and a Revolver.[/b]
[b]The Nagant M1895[/b]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/MWP_Nagant.JPG[/img]
The Nagant M1895 Revolver was a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant for the Russian Empire. The Nagant M1895 was chambered for a proprietary cartridge, 7.62x38R, and featured an unusual "gas-seal" system in which the cylinder moved forward when the gun was cocked to close the gap between the cylinder and the barrel, providing a boost to the muzzle velocity of the fired projectile.
Léon Nagant and his brother Emile were well known in the Russian Tsar's court and military administration because of the important part they had played in the design of the Russian service rifle Mosin-Nagant Model 1891. The Nagant M1895 became the standard issue side arm for Russian army and police officers, later including their special services, the NKVD and the KGB.
Production began in Liège, Belgium, but was soon moved to Russia. The M1895 started to be replaced by the more modern Tokarev semi-automatic pistol in 1933 but was still produced and used in great numbers during World War II. The distinctive shape and name helped it achieve cult status in Russia, and in the early 1930s the presentation of a Nagant M1895 revolver with an embossed Red Star was one of the greatest honours that could be bestowed on a Party Member. It remains in use with the Russian Railways and remote police forces.
[b]Mechanism[/b]
Non-gas seal revolvers have a small gap between the cylinder and the barrel; the small gap between the cylinder and barrel is necessary to allow the revolver's cylinder to revolve, presenting a new, loaded chamber for firing. This necessitates that the bullet jump the gap when fired, which may have an adverse effect on accuracy, especially if the barrel and chamber are misaligned, and also presents a path for the escape of high-pressure and high-temperature gases from behind the bullet. The M1895 has a mechanism which, as the hammer is cocked, first turns the cylinder and then moves it forward, closing the gap between the cylinder and the barrel. The cartridge, also unique, plays an important part in sealing the gun to the escape of propellant gases. The bullet is deeply seated, entirely within the cartridge case, and the case is slightly reduced in diameter at its mouth. The barrel features a short conical section at its rear; this accepts the mouth of the cartridge, completing the gas seal. By sealing the gap, the velocity of the bullet is increased by 50 to 150 ft/s (15 to 45 m/s).
Holstered Nagant with the Abadie gate open for loading.
However, success had its price. Nagant revolvers had to be reloaded one cartridge at a time through a loading gate with the need to manually eject each of the used cartridges, making reloading laborious and time-consuming.
The Nagant M1895 was made in both single-action and double-action models before and during World War I; they are known colloquially as the “Private's model” and the “Officer’s model”, respectively. Production of the single-action model seems to have stopped after 1918, with some exceptions, including examples made for target competition. Most single-action revolvers were later converted to double-action, making original single-action revolvers rather rare.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Nagant-holstered.jpg[/img]
The M1895 revolver was used extensively by the Russian Imperial Army and later by the Soviet Union after the Russian Revolution. In Russian service, it was known for its extreme sturdiness and ability to withstand abuse. As one former Imperial Russian officer stated, "if anything went wrong with the M1895, you could fix it with a hammer".
[b]Specifications[/b]
Weight: 1.8 lb (0.8 kg), unloaded
Length: 10.5 in (235 mm)
Barrel length: 4.5 in (114 mm)
Cartridge: 7.62x38mmR (7.62 mm Nagant)
Caliber: 7.62mm
Action: Double action
Rate of fire: 14-21 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 750 ft/s (272 m/s)
Effective range: 25 yds (22 m)
Feed system: 7-round cylinder
Sights: Fixed front post and rear notch
[b]The TT-33[/b]
[img]http://www.buymilsurp.com/zencart/images/TT33SANITIZED_WITHACCESS.JPG[/img]
The TT-30 (7,62-мм самозарядный пистолет Токарева образца 1930 года, 7,62 mm Samozarjadnyj Pistolet Tokareva obrazca 1930 goda) is a Russian semi-automatic pistol. It was developed in the early 1930s by Fedor Tokarev as a service pistol for the Soviet military, in order to replace the Nagant M1895 revolvers that had been in use since tsarist times.
[b]Mechanism[/b]
Externally, the TT-33 is very similar to John Browning's blowback operated FN Model 1903 automatic pistol, but it also used Browning's short recoil dropping-barrel system from the 1911 series. The TT-33 is not a 1911 clone, however, it employs a much simpler hammer/sear assembly with an external hammer.
This assembly is removable from the weapon as a modular unit and includes cartridge guides that provide reliable functioning. The Soviet engineers also added several other features such as locking lugs all around the barrel (not just on top), and made several alterations to make the mechanism easier to produce and maintain. Production even machined the magazine feed lips into the receiver to prevent damage and misfeeds when a distorted magazine was loaded into the magazine well.
The TT-33 is chambered for the 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge, which was itself based on the similar 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridge used in the Mauser C96 pistol. Able to withstand tremendous abuse, large numbers of the TT-33 were produced during WWII and well into the 1950s.
[b]Specifications[/b]
Weight 854 g (30.12 oz)
Length 194 mm (7.6 in)
Barrel length 116 mm (4.6 in)
Height 134 mm (5.3 in)
Cartridge 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Action Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action
Muzzle velocity 420 m/s (1,378 ft/s)
Effective range 50 m
Feed system 8-round detachable box magazine
Sights Front blade, rear notch
156 mm (6.1 in) sight radius
[b]Rifles[/b]
[b]The Mosin-Nagant[/b]
[img]http://michaeltefft.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/mosin-nagant-long-01.jpg[/img]
The Mosin–Nagant (Винтовка Мосина : Vintovka Mosina) is a bolt-action, internal magazine fed, military rifle that was used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and various other nations, most of them from Eastern bloc. It gets its name from the Russian Artillery Colonel Sergei Ivanovich Mosin who designed the bolt and receiver, and the Belgian Emile Nagant, who designed the magazine system. His brother, Leon Nagant, was a rifle designer. Also known as the Three-Line Rifle (Трёхлинейная винтовка, ISO 9: Trëhlinejnaâ vintovka), in reference to the 7.62 mm calibre, it was the first to use the 7.62x54mmR cartridge.
[b]World War II[/b]
When the Soviet Union was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1941 the Mosin–Nagant was the standard issue weapon of Soviet troops. As a result, millions of the rifles were produced and used in World War II by the largest mobilized army in history.
[img]http://www.internationallovescout.com/images/stories/2009/09/Hot_Soviet_Sniper.jpg[/img]
[b]The Soviet's army had a very large amount of snipers, with a fair amount of female snipers.[/b]
The Mosin–Nagant was adapted as a sniper rifle in 1932 and was issued to Soviet snipers. It served quite prominently in the brutal urban battles on the Eastern Front, such as the Battle of Stalingrad, which made heroes of snipers like Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev and Ivan Sidorenko. The sniper rifles were very much respected for being very rugged, reliable, accurate, and easy to maintain. Finland also employed the Mosin–Nagant as a sniper rifle, with similar success. For example, Simo Häyhä is credited with killing 505 Soviet soldiers using his M28 Mosin–Nagant.
By the end of the war, approximately 17.4 million M91/30 rifles had been produced.
[b]Specifications[/b]
Weight 4 kg (8.8 lb) (M91/30)
3.4 kg (7.5 lb) (M38)
4.1 kg (9 lb) (M44)
Length 1,287 mm (50.7 in) (M91/30)
1,013 mm (39.9 in) (carbines)
Barrel length 730 mm (28.7 in) (M91/30)
514 mm (20.2 in) (carbines)
Cartridge 7.62x54mmR
7.62x53mmR (Finnish variants only)
Action bolt-action
Muzzle velocity Light ball, ~ 1,100 m/s (3,609 ft/s) rifle
~ 800 m/s (2,625 ft/s) carbine.
Effective range 500 m (550 yards), 750+ m (with optics)
Feed system 5-round non-detachable magazine, loaded individually or with five-round stripper clips.
Sights Rear: ladder, graduated from 100 m to 2500 m (M91/30) and from 100 m to 1500 m (M38 and M44); Front: hooded fixed post (drift adjustable)
[b]Submachine Guns[/b]
[b]The PPSh-41[/b]
[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgLL4e_UAYs/S4gNcxAiFHI/AAAAAAAABwQ/LmeWtBcpFMk/s1600/9.jpg[/img]
The PPSh-41 (Pistolet-Pulemyot Shpagina; Пистолет-пулемёт Шпагина; "Shpagin machine pistol") submachine gun was one of the most mass produced weapons of its type of World War II. It was designed by Georgi Shpagin as an inexpensive alternative to the PPD-40.
The PPSh operated with simple blowback action, had a box or drum magazine, and fired the 7.62x25mm pistol round. It was made with metal stampings to ease production, and its chrome-lined chamber and bore helped to make the gun very low-maintenance in combat environments.
A few hundred weapons were produced in November 1941 and another 155,000 were produced over the next five months. By spring 1942, the PPSh factories were producing roughly 3,000 units a day.
The PPSh-41 was a classic example of a design adapted for mass production (other examples of such wartime design were the M3 submachine gun, MP40 and the Sten). Its parts (excluding the barrel) could be produced by a relatively unskilled workforce with simple equipment available in an auto repair garage or tin shop, freeing up more skilled workers for other tasks.
In the field, the PPSh was a durable, low-maintenance weapon that could fire 900 rounds/min. The weapon had a crude compensator to lessen muzzle climb and a hinged receiver which facilitated field-stripping and cleaning the bore in battle conditions. Over 6 million of these weapons were produced by the end of the war.
Though 35-round curved box magazines were available from 1942, the average infantryman would keep a higher-capacity, 71 round, drum magazine as the initial load. The PPSh-41 drum magazine was a copy of the Finnish M31 Suomi magazine which held 71 rounds, but in practice, misfeeding of the spring was likely to occur with more than 65 or so cartridges.
The standard load was probably one drum and a number of box magazines, when box magazines were available.
[b]Features[/b]
Some of the PPSh's drawbacks included the difficulty of reloading, the tendency of the drums to jam (solved by the box magazines) and the high risk of accidental discharge when dropped - the last being a fault common to all open bolt submachine gun designs. Despite these drawbacks, the PPSh-41 was still admired by Soviet soldiers for its low recoil, reliability, and lethality at close range.
The PPSh fired the standard 7.62x25mm pistol round such as used in the TT-33 pistol.
[b]The captured PPSh was in particular a favorite weapon of the Germans, as seen below.[/b]
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/32_1.jpg[/img]
Because of the similarities between the 7.62x25mm Tokarev and the 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridge used in the Mauser C96 pistol, the PPSh was easily supplied with ammunition.
In fact so many were captured that it became the second-most-common submachinegun used by German forces.
[b]Specifications[/b]
Weight 3.63 kg (8 lb)(without magazine)
Length 843 mm (33.2 in)
Barrel length 269 mm (10.6 in)
Cartridge 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Action Blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire 900 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity 488 m/s (1,600.6 ft/s)
Effective range 200 m
Maximum range ~400 m
Feed system 35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine
Sights Iron sights
[b]The PPS[/b]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/PPS.jpg[/img]
The PPS was a family of Soviet submachine guns chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev, developed by Alexei Sudayev as a low-cost personal defense weapon for reconnaissance units, vehicle crews and support service personnel.
The PPS was created in response to a Red Army requirement for a compact and lightweight weapon that would provide similar accuracy and firepower (with a reduced rate of fire) while utilizing more cost-effective means of production than the Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun being widely deployed at the time.
During the design phase, emphasis was placed on simplifying the production process and eliminating most machining operations; sheet-steel stamping was selected to make most of the weapon's parts. These cost-saving measures reduced the amount of machined components to a bare minimum, cutting down machining time by more than half (2.7 hours of machining required to complete a PPS as opposed to 7.3 hours for the PPSh-41).
Prototypes were evaluated successfully during the spring of 1942, after which the firearm was accepted into service later that year as the PPS-42 (Пистолет-пулемёт Судаева—ППС or Pistolet Pulemyot Sudayeva model of 1942).
The improvements to production efficiency allowed the Soviets to increase monthly submachine gun output from 135,000 units to 350,000 weapons.
[b]Mechanism[/b]
The PPS was an automatic blowback-operated weapon that fired from an open bolt. The bolt was cylindrical in shape and contained a spring-loaded claw extractor, which pulled the empty case out of the chamber and passed it to the fixed ejector housed in the lower receiver. The charging handle was integral to the bolt and was located on the right side; it would reciprocate during firing.
The PPS originally had a fixed but replaceable firing pin, held in place by the extractor spring. Pulling the trigger released the bolt, which moved forward, stripping a round from the magazine, chambering it and striking the primer in one motion.
[b]Features[/b]
[img] http://filesmelt.com/dl/2812.jpg[/img]
The PPS had a trigger mechanism that allowed only fully automatic fire and a manual safety that secured the against accidental discharges.
When in the "safe" position (engaged by sliding a metal bar forward of the trigger guard), both the bolt and trigger were disabled. The weapon was fed from curved 35-round box magazines that did not interchange with magazines used in the PPSh-41; nor could the gun use drum magazines.
It was chambered for the 7.62x25mm Tokarev M1930 pistol cartridge.
The submachine gun's rifled barrel (with 4 right-hand grooves) was mounted in a perforated sheet metal heat guard and was equipped with a crude muzzle brake, consisting of a strip of steel bent into a U-shape that deflected exiting muzzle gases to the sides and backwards, thus compensating for recoil.
The stock folded up and over the receiver top cover and the weapon could be fired in this arrangement.
The submachine gun also had a pistol grip but was not provided with a forward grip as the magazine well was intended to fulfill this role. The PPS was usually supplied with two magazine pouches, an oil bottle, bore brush and sling.
[b]Specifications[/b]
Weight PPS-42: 2.95 kg (6.5 lb)
PPS-43: 3.04 kg (6.7 lb)
Length PPS-42: 907 mm (35.7 in) stock extended / 641 mm (25.2 in) stock folded
PPS-43: 820 mm (32.3 in) stock extended / 615 mm (24.2 in) stock folded
Barrel length PPS-42: 273 mm (10.7 in)
PPS-43: 243 mm (9.6 in)
Cartridge 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Action Blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire 600 rounds/min (cyclic rate)
100 rounds/min (effective rate)
Muzzle velocity Approx. 500 m/s (1,640 ft/s)
Effective range 100 m
Maximum range 200 m
Feed system 35-round detachable box magazine
Sights Flip rear sight, fixed blade front sight
[b]Machine Guns[/b]
[b]The DP[/b]
[img]http://www.gunstar.co.uk/images/Gun-Images/DP28-D4007.jpg[/img]
The Ручной пулемёт Дегтярёвa Пехотный (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova Pekhotny) (Degtyaryov hand-held infantry machine gun) or DP was a light machine gun firing the 7.62x54mmR cartridge that was used by the Soviet Union starting in 1928.
The DP was especially able to withstand dirt. In tests it was buried in sand and mud and was still capable of firing more than 500 rounds.
The DP's main drawback was its bipod; it could not withstand much abuse and broke easily.
Also, the magazine, which was a pan with 47 rounds that fed in from the top, was relatively small and continuous fire for long periods could not be relied on as much as contemporary belt fed weapons. However, the DP's lower cyclic rate of fire meant a reduced risk of the barrel overheating.
[img]http://www.gunboards.com/images/DPFulldieOne.jpg[/img]
[b]Nicknamed the "Record player", the DP had a reputation as an effective light support weapon.[/b]
[b]Specifications[/b]
Weight 9.12 kg (20.11 lb)
Length DP, DPM - 1,270 mm (50 in)
RP-46 - 1,272 mm (50.1 in)
Barrel length DP, DPM - 604 mm (23.8 in)
RP-46 - 605 mm (23.8 in)
Cartridge 7.62x54mmR
Action Gas-Operated
Rate of fire 500 to 600 round/min
Muzzle velocity 840 m/s (2,755.2 ft/s)
Effective range ~800 m
Feed system 47 Round Pan Magazine
Sights Front: Post w/ ears
Back: Tangent leaf
[b]The Maxim Machine Gun[/b]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Maxim_Maschinengewehr_1910.jpg[/img]
The PM M1910 (Пулемёт Максима на станке Соколова, Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova or "Maxim's machine gun model 1910 on Sokolov's mount") was a heavy machine gun used by the Russian Army during World War I and the Red Army during World War II. It was adopted in 1910 and was derived from Hiram Maxim's Maxim gun, chambered for the standard Russian 7.62x54mmR rifle cartridge. The M1910 was mounted on a cumbersome wheeled mount with a gun shield and was replaced in Soviet service by the SG-43 Goryunov, starting in 1943. In addition to the main infantry version, there were aircraft mounted (PV-1) and naval variants.
[b] Anti Tank Weapons[/b]
[b]The PTRD[/b]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Ptrd-1941.jpg[/img]
The PTRD-41 (ProtivoTankovoye Ruzhyo Degtyaryova) was an anti-tank rifle produced and used from early 1941 by the Soviet Red Army during World War II. It was a single-shot weapon which fired a 14.5x114mm round.
Although unable to penetrate the frontal armor of German tanks, it could penetrate the thinner sides of early-war German tanks as well as thinly armored self-propelled guns. The 14.5 mm armor-piercing bullet had a muzzle velocity of 1012 m/s.
It could penetrate an armor plate up to 35 to 40mm(40mm only with rare tungsten ammunition) thick at a distance of 100 meters at 0 degrees.
[img]http://www.gunpics.net/russian/ptrd/ptrd3.jpg[/img]
During the initial invasion, and indeed through-out the war, most German tanks had side armor thinner than 40mm (PzKpfw I & II: 13-20mm, III & IV series: 30mm, PzKpfw V Panther (combat debut mid-1943): 40-50mm) which meant that the PTRD teams need to be close to very close sometimes point blank distances to have a chance of penetrating the sides of these tanks however due to the high velocity and small nature of the round it had a very high chance of shattering or utterly failing against armor it should have penetrated which was aggravated if the target was not at a perpendicular angle.
In 1939 the USSR captured several hundred Polish Model 35 anti-tank rifles, which proved effective in the September Campaign. Vasily Degtyaryov used its copied lock and several features of German Panzerbüchse 38 when hasty construction of an anti-tank rifle was ordered in July 1941.
The PTRD and the similar PTRS-41 were the only individual anti-tank weapon available in numbers during the war.
Due to the obsolescence and inadequate ability against tanks PTRD users would attempt to shoot view ports rather than actually try to penetrate the vehicles armor.
This tactic was quickly deemed "ineffective" and only served to give away the position of the PTRD unit.
After poor results against the enemy tanks the PTRD and PTS were finally relegated to anti-material duty in 1943 as they were still effective against lesser armored vehicles such as armored half-tracks, armored cars and unarmored vehicles.
The PTRD suffered from numerous flaws the most notable are the lack or penetration vs enemy vehicles which frustrated PTRD teams, its size and weight which hampered it mobility and deployment, and its immense muzzle flash which gave away the unit's firing position.
The PTRD was eventually replaced by the RPG series of anti-tank rocket launchers.
[b]Specifications[/b]
Weight 17.3 kg (38.1 lbs)
Length 2,020 mm (79.5 in.)
Barrel length 1,350 mm
Crew 2
Cartridge 14.5x114mm
Action Single-fire
Rate of fire 6-8 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity 1,012 m/s (3,319.3 ft/s)
Effective range 400 m
Maximum range 800 m
Feed system Single shot, no magazine
Sights Front post, rear notch
[b]PTRS-41[/b]
[img]http://moscowbattle.narod.ru/photos/weapons/hand/ptrs1941.jpg[/img]
The PTRS-41 is the semi-automatic cousin of the PTRD anti-tank rifle.
The PTRS-41 was produced and used by the Soviet Union during World War II. In the years between the World Wars, the Soviet Union began experimenting with different types of armour-piercing anti-tank cartridges.
Finding the 12.7x108mm insufficient, they began development of what would become the 14.5x114mm armor piercing round. Famous Soviet weapons designers such as Vasily Degtyaryov and Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov designed rifles to accommodate this cartridge. In 1938, Simonov designed the PTRS-41, a magazine fed, anti-tank rifle with a scaled down version of it becoming the SKS rifle.
The five round magazine was loaded into the receiver and held under pressure by a swing magazine underneath. On firing the last round the bolt is held open, and the magazine release catch can only be operated when the bolt is locked back. The gas operated PTRS has a tendency to jam when dirty, and the 14.5 mm cartridge produces significant residue, blocking the gas port. The 14.5 mm armour-piercing bullet has a muzzle velocity of 1012 m/s and good ballistics. It could penetrate an armour plate up to 40 mm thick at a distance of 100 meters.
The rifle entered mass production in 1941 and was widely used on the Eastern front in World War II. It performed well against early German tanks, and was also useful when attacking supply trucks and other soft-skinned vehicles since the armor of German tanks thickened as the war progressed.
As armour got thicker and the rounds became insufficient to penetrate it, the Soviet anti-tank soldiers learned new tactics like shooting for vision ports, treads, and other "soft" parts that, if hit, could potentially disable the tank. The 14.5 mm antitank rifles were put to a variety of other uses. Besides tanks and armoured vehicles, they were used to destroy mortars and machine gun emplacements.
[b]Specifications[/b]
Weight 20.3 kg
Length 2,000 mm
Barrel length 1,219 mm
Crew 2
Cartridge 14.5x114mm
Muzzle velocity 1,013m/s (3,320 ft/s)
Effective range 400 m
Maximum range 800 m
Feed system 5-round magazine
[b]Grenades[/b]
[b]The F1 grenade, Russian variant.[/b]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/F1_grenade_DoD.jpg[/img]
The Soviet F1 hand grenade, nicknamed the limonka (lemon grenade), is an anti-personnel fragmentation defensive grenade. It is based on the French F1 grenade and contains a 60 gram explosive charge (TNT). The total weight of the grenade with the fuze is about 600 grams. The UZRGM fuze is a universal Russian type also used in the RG-41, RG-42, and RGD-5 grenades. The standard time delay for this fuze is 3.5 to 4 seconds. However, UZRGM fuze variants are available which give delays between zero (i.e., instantaneous) and 13 seconds, specifically for use in booby-traps.
The F1 was introduced during World War II and subsequently redesigned post-war. It has a steel exterior that is ribbed to facilitate fragmentation upon detonation and to prevent hands from slipping. The distance the grenade can be thrown is estimated at 30–45 meters. The radius of the shrapnel dispersion is up to 200 meters. Hence, the grenade has to be deployed from a defensive position to avoid harm.
The F1 grenade has been supplied to various foreign countries over the years, including Iraq and other Arab nations, and there are different production variations according to country of origin (in terms of finish, markings and spoon/lever design). it can still be encountered in combat zones.
[b]The RGD-33[/b]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/RGD-33_Grenade_and_cutaway.jpg[/img]
The Soviet RGD-33 is an anti-personnel fragmentation stick grenade developed in 1933. It was designed to replace the aging Model 1914 grenade and was used during World War II.
Before use, a locking catch on the handle must be released and a fuse, lasting an average of 4 seconds, was inserted into the top of the can. A good throw could send the grenade 30 to 40 meters. Upon detonation the shells fragment in rectangular, thin fragments, which, along with the casing and detonator fragments, deccelerate rapidly in air. Due to the fragments rapid loss of velocity the kill radius is small, making this grenade an "offensive" type. The fragmentation kill radius was approximately 15 meters with the sleeve and 10 meters without. As with most grenades of this era, there is potential for large fragment projection a great distance further than the throw.
The grenade was unusual but not unique, in that it had an optional "jacket" – a thick metal fragmentation sleeve weighing an average of 270 grams. When fitted over the grenade the sleeve improves the kill radius by producing a number of diamond shaped, heavier fragments. With the jacket installed the grenade was said to be in "defensive" mode.
The grenade was complicated to use and manufacture. After the German invasion of the USSR, the simple and crude RG-42 was developed to slowly replace it.
[b]Flamethrowers[/b]
[b]The ROKS Flamethrowers[/b]
[img]http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/Weapons/flamethrowers/ROKS-2_2.jpg[/img]
[b][i]A ROKS 2, Left side[/b][/i]
[img_thumb]http://data3.primeportal.net/armory/yuri_pasholok/roks-3_flamethrower/images/roks-3_flamethrower_01_of_13.jpg[/img_thumb]
[b][i]A ROKS 3[/b][/i]
The ROKS-2 and ROKS-3 were man-portable flamethrowers used by the USSR in the Second World War.
The ROKS-2 was designed not to draw attention so the fuel tank was square and resembled a regular backpack, and the nozzle looked like a service rifle.
The propellant tank was a small bottle underneath the backpack fuel tank. ROKS-3 was a simplified design and had a regular cylindrical fuel tank.
Roks-2 were used, amongst other engagements, during the close-range fighting during the first days of the battle of Kursk in 1943.
[b]Specifications[/b]
Weight 50.0 lb (22.7 kg)
Crew 1
Effective range 25 m
Maximum range 30 m
Feed system 9 litre fuel tank
1 nitrogen tank (propellant)
Sights None
[b]END[/b]
And thats it for the Red Army.
Longest OP of 2010. Lot of effort went into this.
[QUOTE=Jiyoon;25923118]More like Nazi Infantry information[/QUOTE]
You're not funny and you're wrong too.
Please go back to school.
The Wehrmacht was the combination of the german army, navy and airforce of 1935 till 1945.
The Waffen SS was a paramilitary force of the Nazi party but was placed under command of the Wehrmacht.
So essentially the only "Nazi" infantry was the infantry from the waffen SS.
Only the waffen SS was prosecuted. For the most part soldiers in the Heer, luftwaffen and kriegsmarine were never prosecuted for the horrors of war because they just followed orders. Should note that it was the infamous 3rd SS Division Totenkopf is responsible for most of the murdering and burning villages.
[editline]7th November 2010[/editline]
This images shows 2 interesting pieces. Not just a flame thrower.
[img]http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/Weapons/flamethrowers/ROKS-2_2.jpg[/img]
The guy on the right is wearing body armor. The Russians were the first to issue body armor to a special unit.
With great success too. During field testing germans were shocked because the russians didn't drop when they shot them. Even after multiple shots from close range.
The DP
hehheheheh
[QUOTE=sami-pso;25925750]With great success too. During field testing germans were shocked because the russians didn't drop when they shot them. [i]Even after multiple shots from close range.[/i][/QUOTE]
Citation? Everywhere i've read has said that it's only effective at ranges exceeding 50 to 100 meters, and against pistol rounds (obviously.)
Generally accurate stuff, though one or two inaccuracies. For example, the M36 tunic wasn't the most common version - certain elements of it's design (many which were purely aesthetic, such as the pleats on the pockets) made it more difficult to produce. The M40 or M42 versions were produced in much larger numbers.
Cool read, thanks
[QUOTE=sami-pso;25925750]You're not funny and you're wrong too.
Please go back to school.
The Wehrmacht was the combination of the german army, navy and airforce of 1935 till 1945.
The Waffen SS was a paramilitary force of the Nazi party but was placed under command of the Wehrmacht.
So essentially the only "Nazi" infantry was the infantry from the waffen SS.
Only the waffen SS was prosecuted. For the most part soldiers in the Heer, luftwaffen and kriegsmarine were never prosecuted for the horrors of war because they just followed orders. Should note that it was the infamous 3rd SS Division Totenkopf is responsible for most of the murdering and burning villages.
[editline]7th November 2010[/editline]
This images shows 2 interesting pieces. Not just a flame thrower.
[img_thumb]http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/Weapons/flamethrowers/ROKS-2_2.jpg[/img_thumb]
The guy on the right is wearing body armor. The Russians were the first to issue body armor to a special unit.
With great success too. During field testing germans were shocked because the russians didn't drop when they shot them. Even after multiple shots from close range.[/QUOTE]
Looks like he has that amoeba camouflage on too.
moist-nugget, what a beautiful weapon
[QUOTE=sami-pso;25925750]This images shows 2 interesting pieces. Not just a flame thrower.
[img_thumb]http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/Weapons/flamethrowers/ROKS-2_2.jpg[/img_thumb]
The guy on the right is wearing body armor. The Russians were the first to issue body armor to a special unit.
With great success too. During field testing germans were shocked because the russians didn't drop when they shot them. Even after multiple shots from close range.[/QUOTE]
Engineers got body armor. Back when I painted miniatures I bought a box of FoW Russian engineers that were sculpted with that armor.
In WWI the germans had a thing called Sappenpanzer, which they gave to infantry with primarily stationary positions or engineers.
[img]http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j18/lettow_vorwek/sappenpanzer_3.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Loen;25925954]Citation? Everywhere i've read has said that it's only effective at ranges exceeding 50 to 100 meters, and against pistol rounds (obviously.)[/QUOTE]
Yeah pistols. But generally speaking you don't use rifles in close quarters. Unless it's a carbine.
And i didn't know body armor dates from ww1. I've only heard about it from a docu and that said the russians were the first to use it.
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