The Panzerschreck, formally the Raketenpanzerbuchse 54, was a German shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher whose name is usually translated as tank terror. Developed in 1942 as an enlarged copy of the captured American bazooka and fielded from 1943 to 1945, it fired an 88mm fin-stabilized, shaped-charge rocket that kept burning for about two meters after leaving the tube, giving it greater armor penetration than the bazooka but also a fierce backblast that forced gunners to wear heavy gloves, protective ponchos, and gas masks. Germany produced roughly 314,895 of them, and they served as a standard infantry anti-tank weapon on every front in the last two years of the war.
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Service Status Weapon ClassAnti-tank rocket launcher 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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How did the Panzerschreck differ from the American bazooka it copied?
It used an 88 mm rocket instead of 57 mm and could penetrate thicker armour but made more smoke.
The Panzerschreck was larger and heavier than its American counterpart. It had an 88 mm calibre, compared to the 57 mm calibre of the bazooka, which allowed it to penetrate thicker armour. The cost was a larger rocket motor, which created more smoke when firing.
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1. Panzerschreck (Wikipedia)
Infobox: type
Anti-tank rocket launcher
Infobox: service
1943-1945 (Nazi Germany)
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Panzerschreck (lit. "tank's dread" or "tank's bane") was the popular name for the Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 ("Rocket Anti-armor Rifle Model 54", abbreviated to RPzB 54), an 88 mm reusable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by Nazi Germany in World War II.
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Developed in 1942 as an enlarged copy of the captured American bazooka and fielded from 1943 to 1945, it fired an 88mm fin-stabilized, shaped-charge rocket that kept burning for about two meters after leaving the tube, giving it greater armor penetration than the bazooka but also a fierce backblast that forced gunners to wear heavy gloves, protective ponchos, and gas masks.
- Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
View the Source2. Wikidata: Panzerschreck
Wikidata Q159503, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source MilitaryFactory.com: Panzerschreck (Raketenpanzerbuchse / RPzB)
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: Wehrmacht, Operators
[ Nazi Germany; Finland ]
Operated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
[ Nazi Germany; Finland ]
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