Detailed site on the Panzerfaust including schematics (not the CD label)

[Sean Martin]

http://ankkurinvarsi.com/jaeger/OTHER_AT_WEAPONS2.htm


http://ankkurinvarsi.com/jaeger/pshp_F1_1.jpg

http://ankkurinvarsi.com/jaeger/88rakh_rocket.jpg

Distance
Elevation
flight time

58 meters
1,5 degrees
0,5 sec

78 meters
2,0 degrees
0,7 sec

97 meters
2,5 degrees
0,9 sec

118 meters
3,0 degrees
1,1 sec

135 meters
3,5 degrees
1,3 sec

Panssarikauhu




("Raketenpanzerbüsche 54")








Calibre of warhead:
88 mm



Weapon length:
164 cm



Weapon weight:
11 kg (with shield)



Barrel calibre:
90 mm



Projectile calibre:
88 mm



Projectile length:
?



Projectile weight:
3,25 kg



Warhead explosives:
660 g (TNT + RDX)



Propellant charge:
? g (blackpowder)



Muzzle velocity:
100 - 110 m/sec



Max. range:
150 m vs. static tank




120 m vs. moving tank




100 m practical (*)



Country of Origin:
Germany



Armour penetration:
90 degrees: 230 mm (German data)



60 degrees: 160 mm (German data)



30 degrees: 95 mm (German data)



60 degrees: 100 mm (Finnish tests)

[Sean Martin]

Nice for historical purposes, but completely and totally useless against today's heavy armor. You'd be better off with an AGL or heavy machinegun for unarmored or thin skinned because the range and accuracy is far superior, so the old panzerfaust is best left in the museum with honours.
Agreed, I enjoy the study of old weaponry though. I also enjoy reading and researching flintlocks, even though they have no place in modern society other than nostalgia.

WN’s new to the movement may be familiar with panzerfaust records but not what they were named after and I thought it would be interesting.