There are two anti-tank rifles in World War II
Online. The British and French are issued the Boys .55 cal Mk.I, which has
a larger cartridge but less muzzle velocity. Despite the Boys' larger
rounds, it's maximum penetration at 100m was 21mm of armor at 30 degrees,
whereas the Pz.B 39 could penetrate 10mm more at the same
range. Many Boys rifles were captured during the Dunkirk evacuation, and
it was renamed Panzerbüchse Boys in German service.
The Pz.B 39 will be available in limited numbers
in WWII Online, and will have a rank requirement.
To use the Pz.B 39 you must be laying prone and
facing the target, and you must deploy the weapon. To lay prone, hit the v
key on your keyboard, and to deploy the weapon hit the b
key on your keyboard. The setup time will take a few seconds, and when
it's complete your view will be through the weapon's sight. Your arc of fire
will be limited by the bi-pod, and is approximately 30 in each direction.
You cannot move from you position once you are deployed, so to re-deploy you
must fold up the bi-pod by pressing the b
key again, then move to the desired spot and facing your target. Every time you
fire the Pz.B 39 your stamina will be reduced. If your stamina is reduced
enough you will not be able to fire the weapon until it's refreshed.
The view through the deployed Pz.B 39's
gunsight on the 100m range.
To effectively knockout Allied tanks you want to
be in close range for most of them, but like all combat the best course of
action will be dictated by the circumstances. To help you better identify
and understand your targets weak spots I've created an illustrated guide below.
Allied Tank Weak Spots
Below are the tanks you could engage with the
Pz.B 39 ATR and expect results. Not listed is the Matilda Mk.II tank
because there is no chance of penetrating this tank from any range or any
angle. If you encounter a Matty you should hide and wait for a more
reasonable target to come along. The same could be said of the Char B1 bis,
but that side radiator can be penetrated from close range. All the
information below is based off of my game experience and a knowledge of armor
values vs. the capabilities of the Pz.B 39 weapon. This is by no means a definitive
work. You currently cannot track tanks using an ATR so don't try, they
don't even register damage. Weapons and engines are hard to critically
damage but it can be done.
All penetration spots are assuming your range is 25m or below, the closer the
better.
To the best of my knowledge the following British
tanks cannot be harmed in any way using the Pz.B.39 anti-tank rifle...
Matilda Mk.II
Crusader Mk.II
Crusader Mk.III
Churchill Mk.III
Churchill Mk.VIII
French tanks coming soon...
The Pz.B 39 Sniper Rifle
With the Pz.B 39's high muzzle velocity it makes
a very good sniping rifle at long range. To test this I went to WWII
Online Offline Training and used the rifle against targets there. I'm
not the game's foremost marksman, but at 500 meters range I was able to hit the
man in each target 2 times out of 5 attempts. While that might not seem
impressive, it was my first time using the rifle against small targets like
those, and with a
little practice I'm sure I could get my score up to 50-60% accuracy.
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