Panzerfaust

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:caliber 44 mm (launcher tube)
gptkbp:category German inventions
anti-tank weapons
World War II weapons
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:designedFor infantry use
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Panzerfaust
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:M72_LAW
gptkb:RPG-2
gptkb:RPG-7
gptkb:Bazooka_(design_improvements)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1943
gptkbp:length 1045 mm (Panzerfaust 60)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hugo_Schneider_AG
gptkbp:nameMeaning armor fist
gptkbp:notableFor ease of use
disposable launcher
effective against tanks
inexpensive production
single-shot weapon
widespread use in late WWII
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:Panzerfaust_100
gptkb:Panzerfaust_30
gptkb:Panzerfaust_60
gptkb:Panzerfaust_Klein
gptkbp:penetration up to 200 mm of armor
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Volkssturm
gptkbp:range 30 to 100 meters
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Panzerschreck
gptkb:Panzerfaust_44_Lanze
gptkbp:type recoilless weapon
shoulder-fired weapon
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Romanian_Army
gptkb:French_resistance
gptkb:Polish_resistance
gptkb:Soviet_partisans
gptkb:Finnish_Army
gptkb:Hungarian_Army
gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army_(captured)
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Army
gptkb:East_German_Army_(postwar)
gptkb:Yugoslav_partisans
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Battle_of_Budapest
gptkb:Warsaw_Uprising
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:warheadDiameter 140 mm
gptkbp:warheadType shaped charge
gptkbp:weight about 6.1 kg (Panzerfaust 60)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rocket-propelled_grenade
gptkb:German_Army_Ordnance_Office
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6