Panzerschreck
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.
| Panzerschreck | |
|---|---|
 The improved Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 with blast shield. | |
| Type | Anti-tank rocket launcher |
| Place of origin |  Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943–1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany Finland Hungary[1] |
| Production history | |
| No. built | 289,151 |
| Variants | RPzB 43, RPzB 54, RPzB 54/1 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 11 kg empty (RPzB 54) |
| Length | 164 cm |
| Caliber | 88 mm |
| Muzzle velocity | 110m/s (360 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 150 m (RPzB 54) |
Panzerschreck Media
A German soldier handling a RPzB. Gr. 4322 HEAT rocket used with the Panzerschreck
Soldiers of the German Großdeutschland division's Panzerfüsilier regiment prepare an ambush in the ruins of a destroyed building on the Eastern Front, 1944.
RPzB 54 operator wearing protective mask and poncho
Finnish antitank patrol armed with Panzerschreck during the Lapland War
References
- ↑ Rada, Tibor (2001). A Magyar Királyi Honvéd Ludovika Akadémia és a Testvérintézetek Összefoglalt Története (1830-1945) (in Hungarian). Vol. II. Budapest: Gálos Nyomdász Kft. p. 1114. ISBN 963-85764-3-X.
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