The Panzerfaust series were a line of recoilless anti-tank weapons produced by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. While often mistaken for rocket launchers, they were actually recoilless guns, using a powder charge in a preloaded tube to fire an unpowered shaped-charge warhead in a similar manner to a rifle grenade.
The correct, almost never seen arming procedure for a Panzerfaust is to pull the safety pin, lift the rear leaf sight and then push the T-bar safety forward to allow the firing lever to be operated. In addition, a Panzerfaust in storage would usually have the fuze and booster charge removed, necessitating the warhead be removed from the launcher and the fuze and booster inserted into a hollow tube at the base.
Panzerfaust 30 Klein (Faustpatrone)
Panzerfaust Klein or
Faustpatrone - 33mm with 95mm warhead
Specifications
- Weight: 3200 g (7.05 lb)
- Weight of Warhead: 1300 g (2.87 lb)
- Length: 985 mm (38.8 in)
- Tube length: 800 mm (31.5 in)
- Diameter of Grenade: 95mm (3.7 in)
- Action: Single shot, disposable
- Muzzle velocity: 25-27 m/s (82-88.6 ft/s)
- Effective range: 30 m (98.4 ft)
- Armor Penetration: 140-160 mm (5.5-6.3 in)
- Sights: foldable sight, markings for 30m (98.4 ft)
- Date of Introduction: August 1943
The Panzerfaust 30 Klein recoilless gun can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Panzerfaust 30 (Faustpatrone II)
Panzerfaust 30 - 44mm with 140mm warhead
Specifications
- Weight: 5220 g (11.5 lb)
- Weight of Warhead: 2900 g (6.4 lb)
- Length: 1045 mm (41.1 in)
- Tube length: 809 mm (31.9 in)
- Diameter of Grenade: 140mm (5.5 in)
- Action: Single shot, disposable
- Muzzle velocity: 30 m/s (98.4 ft/s)
- Effective range: 30 m (98.4 ft)
- Armor Penetration: 200 mm (7.9 in)
- Sights: foldable sight, markings for 40m, 30m, 20m (from top to bottom)
- Date of Introduction: August 1943
The Panzerfaust 30 recoilless gun can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
Video Games
Panzerfaust 60/100
Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead
Specifications Panzerfaust 60
- Weight: 6800 g (15 lb)
- Weight of Warhead: 2900 g (6.4 lb)
- Length: 1045 mm (41.1 in)
- Tube length: 809 mm (31.9 in)
- Diameter of Grenade: 140mm (5.5 in)
- Action: Single shot, disposable
- Muzzle velocity: 45-48 m/s (147.6-157.5 ft/s)
- Effective range: 60 m
- Armor Penetration: 200 mm
- Sights: foldable sight, markings for 80m, 60m, 30m (from top to bottom)
- Date of Introduction: September 1944
Specifications Panzerfaust 100
- Weight: ??
- Weight of Warhead: 2900 g (6.5 lb)
- Length: 1045 mm (41.1 in)
- Tube length: 809 mm (31.9 in)
- Diameter of Grenade: 140mm (5.5 in)
- Action: Single shot, disposable
- Muzzle velocity: 60 m/s (196.9 ft/s)
- Effective range: 100 m
- Armor Penetration: 200 mm
- Sights: foldable sight, markings for 150m, 100m, 50m (from top to bottom)
- Date of Introduction: November 1944
The Panzerfaust 60 or 100 recoilless gun can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
Video Games
Anime
Panzerfaust 250
Panzerfaust 250 concept drawing
Specifications Panzerfaust 250
Was to feature a reloadable tube and a pistol grip, but was not produced before the war's end. Its design would inspire the RPG-2.
The Panzerfaust 250 recoilless gun can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Anime
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