RE: Spotting Anti-Tank Rifles
When I first heard this it made me laugh for a long time:
In september 1939 polish troops had very little experience of using their KbUr antitank rifle (it was derived from Mauser rifle - 7,92mm caliber but larger cartridge and longer barrel). When they started to fire at german AFV's they were not aware of any effect done, so they thought there was none. That was the reason why later during this campaign germans have been gathering more and more reports from soldiers stating that "...Poles started to use new, very powerfull, sniper rifle..."
P.S. I'm Pole also. :P
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