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+ | [[File:Schiessbecher.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Schießbecher rifle grenade launcher for the [[Kar98k]] - 30x250mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:Schiessbecher for the fg 42.jpeg|thumb|right|400px|Schießbecher rifle grenade launcher for the [[FG 42]] - 30x250mm]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | The '''Gewehrgranatengerät''' ("rifle grenade device"), also known as '''Schießbecher''' ("shooting cup," note that it is spelled with an "ie" instead of "ei", which means something much more unfortunate), was a WWII-era German rifle grenade launcher. It had a rifled barrel that could be attached to the muzzle of [[Kar98k]], [[FG 42]], [[StG 44]] and several other German rifles. The launcher fired 30mm grenades with 250mm length. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The types of grenades that can be fired from the ''Schießbecher'' include: | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Gewehr-Panzergranate: Shaped charge anti-armor | ||
+ | *Gross Gewehr-Panzergranate: Improved shaped charge anti-armor | ||
+ | *Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61: High-powered shaped charge anti-armor | ||
+ | *Gewehr-Sprenggranate: High-explosive antipersonnel | ||
+ | *Propaganda-Gewehrgranate: Fires leaflets for propaganda purposes | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Specifications== | ||
+ | (Production: 1942 – 1944) | ||
+ | * '''Type:''' Rifle grenade launcher | ||
+ | * '''Country of Origin:''' Nazi Germany | ||
+ | * '''Caliber:''' 30mm | ||
+ | * '''Cartridge:''' G.Sprgr.30 / G.Pzgr.30 / gr.G.Pzgr / G.Pzgr.46 / G.Pzgr.61 / Gw.B.Gr.42 | ||
+ | * '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|0.760}} | ||
+ | * '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|250}} | ||
+ | * '''Barrel length:''' ?? | ||
+ | * '''Capacity:''' Single shot, no magazine | ||
+ | * '''Rate of fire''' Single-fire | ||
+ | ----- | ||
+ | {{Gun Title|Schießbecher}} | ||
+ | {{Clear}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Film=== | ||
+ | {{Media table start|film}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Dnieper Line: Love and War]]'' || || German soldier || || 2009 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Video Games=== | ||
+ | {{Media table start|video game}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[World War II Online: Battleground Europe]]'' || || ||Used with Kar 98 || 2001 - 2013 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]'' || || ||Added in ''Breakthrough'' expansion pack || 2002 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]'' || || ||Added in ''Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII'' expansion pack || 2002 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Day of Defeat: Source]]'' || || || ||2005 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || || ||Used with Kar 98 || 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Medal of Honor: Airborne]]'' || || ||Used with Kar 98 and Gewehr 43 || 2007 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || "Gewehrgranatengerät" || ||Used with Kar 98 || 2007 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || || ||Used with Kar 98 and Gewehr 43 || 2008 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Wolfenstein]]'' || || ||Used with MP40, MP43 (in concept art only) and Kar 98, incorrectly depicted as a suppressor || 2009 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Company of Heroes 2]]'' || || ||Used with Mosin Nagant M91/30 and Kar98k || 2013 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Day of Infamy]]'' || || ||Used with Kar 98 || 2016 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || || ||Added in 2018 update || 2017 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Squad 44: Letters From The Front]]'' || || ||Used with Kar 98k || 2018 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2|''[[Enlisted]]'' || rowspan=2| || ||mounted on [[Kar98k]] || rowspan=2| 2021 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | || mounted on [[FG 42/I]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront]]'' || || ||mounted on [[Kar98k]] || 2021 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Anime=== | ||
+ | {{Media table start|anime}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]''|| Japanese Capital Police officer || Mounted on a Kar98k || 1998 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | {{clear}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | =Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40= | ||
+ | [[File:Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 launcher.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Rifle grenade launcher: "Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40"]] | ||
+ | [[File:Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Rifle grenade: "Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40"]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | The '''Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40''' or '''GGP/40''' for short was a shaped charge rifle grenade used by German forces during the Second World War. It was originally developed for Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger units to provide them with a light and portable anti-tank weapon. The GGP/40 was not fired from the same Schiessbecher used by the army, instead using its own spigot type launcher. Unlike the rifle grenades used by the army the GGP/40 did not fit inside the Schiessbecher but instead, it had a rubber gasket at the base and fit around the Schiessbecher and was held in place by a clip. The GGP/40 was propelled by a rifle cartridge that fired a hollow wooden bullet instead of a blank cartridge. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Specifications== | ||
+ | (Production: 1942 – 1945) | ||
+ | * '''Type:''' Rifle grenade / Rifle grenade launcher | ||
+ | * '''Country of Origin:''' Nazi Germany | ||
+ | * '''Caliber:''' 40mm | ||
+ | * '''Cartridge:''' Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 | ||
+ | * '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|0.550}} | ||
+ | * '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|236}} | ||
+ | * '''Barrel length:''' ?? | ||
+ | * '''Capacity:''' Single shot, no magazine | ||
+ | * '''Rate of fire''' Single-fire | ||
+ | ----- | ||
+ | {{Gun Title|Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40}} | ||
+ | {{Clear}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Video Games=== | ||
+ | {{Media table start|video game}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || ||"Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40" || Added in v2.64 ''Compagnons'' (2024) || 2007 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || ||The Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 mounted on Karabiner 98k. || 2021 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | {{clear}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Grenade Launcher]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Grenade]] |
Latest revision as of 15:31, 12 June 2024
Schießbecher
The Gewehrgranatengerät ("rifle grenade device"), also known as Schießbecher ("shooting cup," note that it is spelled with an "ie" instead of "ei", which means something much more unfortunate), was a WWII-era German rifle grenade launcher. It had a rifled barrel that could be attached to the muzzle of Kar98k, FG 42, StG 44 and several other German rifles. The launcher fired 30mm grenades with 250mm length.
The types of grenades that can be fired from the Schießbecher include:
- Gewehr-Panzergranate: Shaped charge anti-armor
- Gross Gewehr-Panzergranate: Improved shaped charge anti-armor
- Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61: High-powered shaped charge anti-armor
- Gewehr-Sprenggranate: High-explosive antipersonnel
- Propaganda-Gewehrgranate: Fires leaflets for propaganda purposes
Specifications
(Production: 1942 – 1944)
- Type: Rifle grenade launcher
- Country of Origin: Nazi Germany
- Caliber: 30mm
- Cartridge: G.Sprgr.30 / G.Pzgr.30 / gr.G.Pzgr / G.Pzgr.46 / G.Pzgr.61 / Gw.B.Gr.42
- Weight: 1.7 lbs (0.8 kg)
- Length: 9.8 in (25 cm)
- Barrel length: ??
- Capacity: Single shot, no magazine
- Rate of fire Single-fire
The Schießbecher and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dnieper Line: Love and War | German soldier | 2009 |
Video Games
Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
World War II Online: Battleground Europe | Used with Kar 98 | 2001 - 2013 | ||
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | Added in Breakthrough expansion pack | 2002 | ||
Battlefield: 1942 | Added in Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII expansion pack | 2002 | ||
Day of Defeat: Source | 2005 | |||
Call of Duty 3 | Used with Kar 98 | 2006 | ||
Medal of Honor: Airborne | Used with Kar 98 and Gewehr 43 | 2007 | ||
Forgotten Hope 2 | "Gewehrgranatengerät" | Used with Kar 98 | 2007 | |
Call of Duty: World at War | Used with Kar 98 and Gewehr 43 | 2008 | ||
Wolfenstein | Used with MP40, MP43 (in concept art only) and Kar 98, incorrectly depicted as a suppressor | 2009 | ||
Company of Heroes 2 | Used with Mosin Nagant M91/30 and Kar98k | 2013 | ||
Day of Infamy | Used with Kar 98 | 2016 | ||
Call of Duty: WWII | Added in 2018 update | 2017 | ||
Squad 44: Letters From The Front | Used with Kar 98k | 2018 | ||
Enlisted | mounted on Kar98k | 2021 | ||
mounted on FG 42/I | ||||
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront | mounted on Kar98k | 2021 |
Anime
Title | Character | Notes | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | Japanese Capital Police officer | Mounted on a Kar98k | 1998 |
Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40
The Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 or GGP/40 for short was a shaped charge rifle grenade used by German forces during the Second World War. It was originally developed for Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger units to provide them with a light and portable anti-tank weapon. The GGP/40 was not fired from the same Schiessbecher used by the army, instead using its own spigot type launcher. Unlike the rifle grenades used by the army the GGP/40 did not fit inside the Schiessbecher but instead, it had a rubber gasket at the base and fit around the Schiessbecher and was held in place by a clip. The GGP/40 was propelled by a rifle cartridge that fired a hollow wooden bullet instead of a blank cartridge.
Specifications
(Production: 1942 – 1945)
- Type: Rifle grenade / Rifle grenade launcher
- Country of Origin: Nazi Germany
- Caliber: 40mm
- Cartridge: Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40
- Weight: 1.2 lbs (0.6 kg)
- Length: 9.3 in (23.6 cm)
- Barrel length: ??
- Capacity: Single shot, no magazine
- Rate of fire Single-fire
The Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Forgotten Hope 2 | "Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40" | Added in v2.64 Compagnons (2024) | 2007 | |
Enlisted | The Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 mounted on Karabiner 98k. | 2021 |