Panzerschreck facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Panzerschreck |
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The improved Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 with blast shield.
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| 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 |
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| 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.
Images for kids
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A German soldier handling a RPzB. Gr. 4322 HEAT rocket used with the Panzerschreck
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Soldiers of the German Großdeutschland division's Panzerfüsilier regiment prepare an ambush in the ruins of a destroyed building on the Eastern Front, 1944.
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RPzB 54 operator wearing protective mask and poncho
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Finnish antitank patrol armed with Panzerschreck during the Lapland War
See also
In Spanish: Panzerschreck para niños
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