Im a 100% sure that it will dismbember legs and arms, but what if I shoot a soldier in the torso area, Im assuming that kind of caliber will just go through flesh without leaving a bloody mess, or am I wrong?
As long as its not automatic and used as a sniper like in call of duty im good
Using a PTRS on infantry would have been considered a waste of ammunition.
Im a 100% sure that it will dismbember legs and arms, but what if I shoot a soldier in the torso area, Im assuming that kind of caliber will just go through flesh without leaving a bloody mess, or am I wrong?
Granted anti-tank rifles-as far as I know-weren't very accurate, and definitely would have never been used vs. infantry.
You are saying you know definitively that No anti tank rifle was ever used against infantry ever during WW2?
That might be the boldest statement I have ever heard on these forums.
lol
Poor choice of words. The better question is WHY.
Interesting concept, the sheer force of the round would mean it probably would not tumble upon entering the flesh like normal rounds, so the exit round won't be as horrific as smaller rounds create. The PTRD 14.5 round had Armour Piercing Incendiary variants, if you were shot by this then your clothes would catch fire as well as having a hole in you.
Granted anti-tank rifles-as far as I know-weren't very accurate, and definitely would have never been used vs. infantry.
Even though that sequence is clearly staged, it does indeed show the use of the PTRD and PTRS as anti-material rifles after 1943.YouTube - Sabaton - Panzerkampf
At 2:22-2:26 you can see how the PTRS was used against infantry. And this is how I plan on using it.
Well, thing is that after 1943 the Soviets pretty much ceased using the PTRS in it's intended role... since it was rather useless.Surely the focus of an AT soldier is armour...I'd rather not see someone wander off with an AT weapon to pick at infantry due to some peverse pleasure they take in firing anti-material weaponry at people...when they should be doing a job on enemy tanks or (if they are more effective) dug in positions (MG nests etc).