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| "The Russian soldier loves his 'mother Russia', and beacause of that he is
fighting for the communist formation, but he is not a political fanatic." "The Russian is staying a good soldier always and in any conditions." |
| F.W. von Mellenthin, general of Vermaht |
Soviet infantry in Great Patriotic War
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Some best Soviet infantrymen:
The individual score of an infantryman is known in rare cases.
These soldiers killed tens of enemes:
| name | made | caliber, mm | length, mm | weight, kg | muzzle speed, m/s | clip capac. | max. ROF, shot/min | pract. ROF, shot/min | aim range, m | note |
| Mosin rifle 1981/1930 | 12000000 during the war | 7.62 | 1230 | 4.0 | 865 | 5 | - | 10 | 2000 | |
| sniper Mosin rifle | 4.27 | 1300 | x3.5 scope | |||||||
| carbine 1938 | 7.62 | 1220 | 3.49 | 820 | 5 | - | 10 | 2000 | ||
| carbine 1944 | 3.9 | |||||||||
| AVS-36 | 66000 | 7.62 | 1260 | 4.5 | 835 | 15 | 40 | 1500 | autofire | |
| SVT-38 | 7.62 | 1226 | 4.15 | 840 | 10 | 25 | 1500 | autoarm | ||
| SVT-40 | 1300000 | 4.4 | ||||||||
| sniper rifle 1940 | 50000 | 1300 | 4.27 | autoarm, x3.5 scope | ||||||
| PPD-34 | 7.62 | 777 | 4.5 | 500 | 25 | 800 | 100..120 | 500 | autofire | |
| PPD-40 | 87000 | 788 | 5.4 | 71 | ||||||
| PPSh-41 | 6000000 | 7.62 | 842 | 5.3 | 500 | 71 / 35 | 1000 | 100 | 500 / 200 | autofire |
| PPS-42 | 47000 | 7.62 | 500 | autofire | ||||||
| PPS-43 | 616 / 831 | 3.62 | 35 | 650 | 100 | 200 |
| name | mission | action | delay | damage | explosives | weight | max range |
| F-1 | defensive | splinter | 3,2..4,2 sec | radius 200 m | 0.6 kg | 35..45 m | |
| RGD-33 | offens./defens. | splinter | 3,5..4,0 sec | radius 25/100 m | 0.6 kg | 30..40 m | |
| RG-42 | offensive | splinter | 3,2..4,2 sec | radius 25 m | 0.42 kg | 30..40 m | |
| RPG-40 | anti-tank | heavy explosion | hit | penetration 20 mm | 0.76 kg | 20..25 m | |
| RPG-41 | anti-tank | heavy explosion | hit | penetration 25 mm | 1.4 kg | 15 m | |
| RPG-43 | anti-tank | satchel charge | hit | penetration 75 mm | 0.65 kg | 1.2 kg | 15..20 m |
| RPG-6 | anti-tank | satchel charge | hit | penetration 120 mm | 1.13 kg | 15..20 m |