Theory
of the Shaped Charge Defeating Shaped Charge Munitions
Germany
-Zimmerit
-Spaced Armor: Schürzen
Soviet Union
Western Allies
Panzerfaust
WW II German Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons
document ver. 1.11a mod 010199;
last count 2002: 480,000 total hits
Table of Contents:
Theory
of the Shaped Charge
Defeating Shaped Charge
Munitions
Germany
-Zimmerit
-Spaced
Armor: Schürzen
Soviet
Union
Western
Allies
Page 2 : Faustpatrone &
Panzerfaust
Panzerfaust Usage
Faustpatrone
Panzerfaust 30
Panzerfaust 60
Panzerfaust 100
Panzerfaust 150
Panzerfaust 250
Grosse Panzerfaust / Hecht
10,5cm
Panzerfaust Developments
Panzerschreck Raketenpanzerbüchse
RPzB
Raketenpanzerbüchse
RPzB 43
Raketenpanzerbüchse
RPzB 54
Panzerschreck
Usage
Panzerschreck
10,5cm
Panzerjäger Bren
731(e)
Panzerjäger
Wanze E-5
Panzerjäger Borgward B IVc Ausf m RPzB 54
Page
4 : Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck Figures, Foreign Use
Production Figures
Destruction Figures
Foreign Use
Maschinengewehr
Infanteriepatrone 7,9mm / Mauser
7.92x57 amunition
Maschinengewehr 34 MG34
Maschinengewehr 42 MG42
MG 26(t) / ZB 1926
MG 30(t) / ZB 1930
MG 37(t) / ZB 1937
Maschinengewehr Solothurn 1930 / MG30
Maschinengewehr Dreyse 13
MG15 / MG 17
MG81 / MG81Z
Maschinengewehr 131
Maschinengewehr 151/15 MG151
Other Machineguns
Panzerbüchse
Tank Rifle Ammunition
Panzerbüchse 38
Panzerbüchse 39
Panzerbüchse 35(p)
/ PzB 770(p) / Maroszek W35
Panzerbüchse 783(r)
PTRD-40
Panzerbüchse 784(r)
PTRS-41
Panzerbüchse Boys
Tank Rifle Developments
Pistolen
Maschinenpistole MP 38 and MP 40
Mauser Karabiner 98k
Gewehr 41
Gewehr 43
Sturmgewehr 44
Fallschirmjägergewehr
42
Page
8 : Rifle Grenades & Related Weapons
Kampfpistole
Sturmpistole
Gewehrgranatgerät / Schiessbecher
Gewehrgranate
Page
9 : Hand Grenades & Related Anti-Tank Devices
Molotovcocktail
Handgranate
Rollbombe
Nebelhandgranaten & Blendkörper
Panzerhandgranate
Panzerwurfmine
Hafthohlladung
Granatwerfer
5cm Granatwerfer
8cm Granatwerfer
12cm Granatwerfer
Others
Page 11 : Mines & Flamethrowers
Tellermine
Mine Developments
Flammenwerfer
Einstossflammenwerfer
Panzerabwehrrakete X-7 Rotkäppchen
Panzerabwehrrakete Ruhrstahl
X-4
Bazooka
Bazooka M1and M1A1
Bazooka M9 and M20
PIAT
Introduction
The weapons commonly referred to as Panzerfaust are light and cheap
yet powerful antitank weapons developed by Germany during the Second World
War. The idea was to give the single soldier the ability to knock out tanks
in close combat, negating the tank much of its invincibility and reign
over infantry. It was fueled by the desperate situation Germany soon found
itself in after starting WW II, encountering rising numbers of enemy tanks
that were improving in quality as well, while itself being short on the
critical resources to counter that with its own tank production.
This page is not meant to glorify either war or the fascist regime and its politics that brought so much suffering over the world. It is an entirely private, non-political and non-profit venture with the single intention of providing objective technical data and information as a free online database available to everybody on the interesting constructions devised and means available to the infantryman at that time to fight armor, especially the simple and cheap infantry weapons commonly referred to as the Panzerfaust. The idea and necessity of making this page came from the distinct lack of publications on the WorldWideWeb regarding this subject .With growing public interest in the page it has been repeatedly extended and by now actually covers almost the entire range of german WW II infantry weapons.
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