Jagdfaust
Sign in to saveThe '''Sondergerät SG 500 Jagdfaust ("hunting fist") or Jägerfaust''' ("hunter's fist") was an experimental airborne anti-bomber recoilless rifle designed for use in the Me 163 Komet rocket plane by the German Luftwaffe during World War II.
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The '''Sondergerät SG 500 Jagdfaust ("hunting fist") or Jägerfaust''' ("hunter's fist") was an experimental airborne anti-bomber recoilless rifle designed for use in the Me 163 Komet rocket plane by the German Luftwaffe during World War II.
== Design == The Jagdfaust design was based on the Schräge Musik, the manually triggered upward-firing air-to-air cannon extensively deployed with the Luftwaffe night fighter squadrons.
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