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Panzerfaust 3

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The Panzerfaust 3 is a modern semi disposable recoilless anti tank weapon developed by the West German firm Dynamit Nobel between 1978 and 1985. It entered service with the Bundeswehr in 1987 and was formally adopted in 1992, replacing the older West German PzF 44 Light Lanze launcher and the Swedish made Carl Gustaf 84mm recoilless rifle as an infantry answer to contemporary Soviet armor. It is distinct from the earlier World War Two era Panzerfaust, a single shot disposable weapon of the same name family from which it takes its lineage but not its design. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
110mm 1
Caliber
60mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Disposable anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 1
Introduced Year
1987 1
Introduced Year
1992 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Operated By

Bundeswehr, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Panzerfaust 3

Used In

Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Panzerfaust 3
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Panzerfaust 3
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
Source Wikipedia: Panzerfaust 3
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

IHI Corporation

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Panzerfaust 3
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Panzerfaust 3
  • Infobox, type
    Disposable anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher
  • Introduction, paragraph 1
    first entered service with the Bundeswehr in 1987
  • Lead section
    The Panzerfaust 3 (lit. 'armor fist' or 'tank fist') is a modern semi-disposable recoilless anti-tank weapon, which was developed between 1978 and 1985 and first entered service with the Bundeswehr in 1987 (although they did not officially adopt it until 1992).
  • Infobox: caliber
    barrel, warhead
  • Infobox: service
    1987-present
  • Lead section
    It was first ordered in 1973 to provide West German infantry with an effective weapon against contemporary Soviet armor, thereby replacing West Germany's aging PzF 44 Light Lanze launchers and the heavy Carl Gustaf 84 mm anti-tank recoilless rifle manufactured in Sweden.
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), infobox wars field: 'War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)'
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian Civil War'
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian War'
View the Source
2. Wikidata: Panzerfaust 3
Wikidata Q667922, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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