In the 1920s and - especially - in the 1930s, the Red Army underwent rapid development, increasing both its personnel and its "technical park". Of course, anti-tank weapons (in short: anti-tank) were also developed, and before 1941, 37 and 45 mm anti-tank guns entered service. However, in the second half of the 1930s, the Red Army command decided to supplement these guns with light anti-tank weapons dedicated to infantry units, which eventually materialized in the form of anti-tank rifles such as PTRS and 14.5 mm PTRD. It is worth adding here that a similar weapon was also developed in the German (PzB 39) and Polish (UR rifle) armies. The introduction in the Red Army entailed changes in the organization. In 1941, an anti-tank rifle company consisting of three platoons, with a total of 27 PTRS or PTRD rifles, was to serve in the infantry regiment. In 1942, specialized companies armed with 16 anti-tank rifles were established at the infantry battalion level. In the summer of the same year, the companies in the battalions were reduced to a platoon armed with 9 anti-tank rifles. While at the beginning of the German-Soviet war, anti-tank rifle units turned out to be an unpleasant surprise for the German Panzerwaffe, along with its development and the introduction of increasingly heavily armored vehicles, their effectiveness dropped significantly.
SKU 089195860491
Brand DRAGON
Shipping Weight 0.3000kg
Shipping Width 0.190m
Shipping Height 0.070m
Shipping Length 0.290m
Shipping Cubic 0.003857000m3
Type HOBBIES-PLASTIC KITS

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