Panzerbüchse 39 German Anti Tank Rifle at RIA

Most countries still had antitank rifles in their military inventory at the beginning of WWII the Solothurn S18100, the Lahti L39, the Boys AT Rifle, the PTRD and PTRS, and so on. For Germany, this role was fulfilled by the Panzerbüchse 39, a singleshot falling block rifle firing a high velocity 8mm AP cartridge. It was nominally effective in the opening campaigns of the war, but was quickly rendered obsolete as Allied armor improved. German pl