Grenade launchers of Germany

automatic grenade launcher

grenade launcher

grenade launcher

grenade launcher developed and produced by the German arms manufacturer H&K

type of assault rifle with bullpup grenade launcher module

40 mm single-shot grenade launcher system

The Sturmpistole ("assault-pistol") was an attempt by Germany during World War II to create a multi-purpose weapon which could be used by any infantryman. It consisted of a modified flare gun (Leuchtpistole) which could fire a variety of grenades, including a shaped charge Panzerwurfkörper 42 which could penetrate of rolled homogeneous armor. The idea was not pursued wholeheartedly, and took second stage to the then current anti-tank rifles and later weapon developments, such as the recoilless Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck rocket launchers.

thumb|German soldier, armed with a rifle with a Schiessbecher attached thumb|Drawings of German Schiessbecher and grenades

thumb|Close up of the Nahverteidigungswaffe at German Tank Museum|Panzermuseum Munster The Nahverteidigungswaffe was a roof mounted, breech-loaded, single shot, multi-purpose, 360° rotating grenade launcher that could fire a variety of ammunition. It was typically found on German tanks such as the Panzer IV, Panther I, Tiger I, and Tiger II from 1944 until the end of the war and was intended to replace three previous devices: the Nebelwurfgerät, the Minenabwurfvorrichtung, and pistol ports.

grenade launcher