Panzerschreck

Panzerschreck
Panzerschreck
	The improved Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 with blast shield.
Type	Anti-tank rocket launcher
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1943–1945
Used by	Nazi Germany; Finland; Hungary
Production history
No. built	289,151
Variants	RPzB 43, RPzB 54, RPzB 54/1
Specifications
Mass	11 kg empty (RPzB 54)
Length	164 cm
Caliber	88 mm
Muzzle velocity	110m/s (360 ft/s)
Effective firing range	150 m (RPzB 54)

A Panzerschreck (also known as a Raketenpanzerbüchse, abbreviated to RPzB) is an infantry weapon made by Nazi Germany. They fired an 88 mm calibre anti-tank rocket. Unlike the Panzerfaust, they were reusuable.

References

↑ Rada, Tibor (2001). A Magyar Királyi Honvéd Ludovika Akadémia és a Testvérintézetek Összefoglalt Története (1830-1945) (in Hungarian). Vol. II. Budapest: Gálos Nyomdász Kft. p. 1114. ISBN 963-85764-3-X.

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[1] Rada, Tibor (2001). A Magyar Királyi Honvéd Ludovika Akadémia és a Testvérintézetek Összefoglalt Története (1830-1945) (in Hungarian). Vol. II. Budapest: Gálos Nyomdász Kft. p. 1114. ISBN 963-85764-3-X.

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