Panzerfaust

The '''''' (, or , plural: ) was a development family of single-shot man-portable anti-tank systems developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapons were the first single-use light anti-tank weapons based on a pre-loaded disposable launch tube, a weapon configuration which is still used today (a contemporary example being the 84 mm AT4).

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It sits within the topics Anti-tank weapons, Disposable products and Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1942.

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Key facts

Weapon.image: Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-710-0371-20, Ukraine, Ausbildung an Panzerabwehrwaffe (cropped).jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: A German soldier aims a 30 using the integrated leaf sight.
Weapon.origin: Germany
Weapon.type: Man-portable anti-tank recoilless gun
Weapon.is_ranged: yes
Weapon.is_explosive: yes
Weapon.service: 1943–1945 (Germany)
Weapon.used_by: See Users
Weapon.wars: World War IIGreek Civil War
Weapon.unit_cost: 15–25
Weapon.production_date: 1942–1945
Weapon.number: 8,254,300 (all variants)
Weapon.variants: 30, 60, 100, 150, 250
Weapon.spec_label: Panzerfaust 60
Weapon.length: ~
Weapon.sights: Leaf
Weapon.filling: Shaped charge

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin: Nazi Germany
Diameter: 149
Designed by: Germany
Conflict: World War II
Image: Panzerfaust 30 helsinki noBG.png
Length: 1

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Commons category: Panzerfaust
service entry: 1943-01-01
service retirement: 1945-01-01
total produced: 6000000
native label: Panzerfaust

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Article · Svenska

Panzerfaust (svenska "pansarnäve"), plural Panzerfäuste, var ett pansarskott som verkade enligt principen riktad sprängverkan och utvecklades i Nazityskland under andra världskriget. Det var det första pansarskottet och har gett namn till vapentypen i tyska språket. Typen kom även att bli piratkopierad i Sverige under namnet Pansarskott m/45 och m/46.

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