History of the Panzerschreck

In 1943, the German troops fighting American soldiers on the North Africa front captured many copies of the "Bazooka" M1 rocket launcher. The German military decided to build a rocket launcher that could be used several times, like the American "Bazooka" (the Germans were equipped at that time by the Panzerfaust 30 only).

The first prototype of the Raketen Panzerbüchse 43, nicknamed "Panzerschreck" ("terror of the tank"), was produced in 1943, then the model was built on a larger scale and it equipped the same year the antitank teams of the German army.

Feared by the Allied tank crews, this RPzB 43 "Panzerschreck" rocket launcher worked on the same mode (electrical firing mechanism) than the US M1 Bazooka rocket launcher.

Panzerschreck sheet

Country creator/user: Germany
Name: RPzB 43

Shooting mode: single
Caliber: 88 mm
Operating distance: 120 m
Rate of fire: 2 rounds/min

Weigth: 9,25 kg
Lenght: 1,640 mm

 

 

 

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