It is true that as HEAT based weapons proliferated and as armor got better, that did really spell the end of AT rifles in any meaningful number. However, in early WW2 AT rifles were a big enough concern that it prompted the Germans to introduce schürzen (armor side skirts) to their tanks.
It is true that as HEAT based weapons proliferated and as armor got better, that did really spell the end of AT rifles in any meaningful number. However, in early WW2 AT rifles were a big enough concern that it prompted the Germans to introduce schürzen (armor side skirts) to their tanks.