evangilder
"Shooter"
Interesting. I wonder how many were bought.
Anti-tank weapons
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CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
Probably not many.
Check this video, TOW hitting a Tank looks like a M-46/48 patton.
Listen the secondary explotions ...horrifing.
Check this video, TOW hitting a Tank looks like a M-46/48 patton.
Listen the secondary explotions ...horrifing.
Really interesting CB, the TOW really did make a mess of that tank, it was quite frightening in my opinion.
102first_hussars
Tech Sergeant
Thats cool.
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
wow, when i saw the first explosion but then you see other explosions blow the bloody turret off! scary stuff
CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
For the spanish language readers and all in general here is an article about the Panzerfaust that I wrote in colaboration with a friend.
http://tecnica-militar.fateback.com/terrestre/Panzerfaust.htm
http://tecnica-militar.fateback.com/terrestre/Panzerfaust.htm
schwarzpanzer
Senior Airman
- 662
- Aug 8, 2005
Nice CB. 
I like the way you put on the sighting inclements, not many do that.
I like the way you put on the sighting inclements, not many do that.
CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
I know , I know.
schwarzpanzer
Senior Airman
- 662
- Aug 8, 2005
These are great CharlesBronson, 8) keep up the good work!
Could you please do one on the Puppchen No.68 AT?
And translate some into English please?
Thank you,
Could you please do one on the Puppchen No.68 AT?
And translate some into English please?
Thank you,
CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
I did translate a bit.
CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
Raketenpanzerbuchse.
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Erich
the old Sage
actually Panzerfaust und Panschreck 54's in action on western and Ost front. More propaganda newsreels from the Deutsche Wochenschau collections. I have this run also by the way. Wait till you see the spring 45 footage, almost ghastly what a 8.8cm rocket can do to a T-34
CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
Panzerhandgranaten
The first special AT hand grenade was the Panzerhandgranate 41. It weighed 2kg and was effective against armor of up to 30mm thickness. 504,600 were produced in early 1943. Further developments of AT handgrenades utilising shaped charges had trouble stabilizing the flight which was necessary for the shaped charge to work (this lead to the development of the Panzerwurfmine).
SS-HL-Handgranate.
The SS-weapon's academy then invented the HL-Handgranate that was also often referred to as the SS-HL-Handgranate to denominate it's inventor (see pictures at left and right). It had a length of 19cm, weighed 420g including the shaped charge of 210g and had a diameter of 7.2 cm. It's front consisted of a felt disc which was 6mm thick and drenched with glue. The idea was to run up to the tank and stick the grenade onto the armor. This method to attach the AT grenade to the tank proved to be less practical than intended, the weapon proved rather unsuccessful and unpopular, therefore further developments centered around the Hafthohlladung which seemed more promising.
Panzerhandmine / Hafthohlladung
Small early trials with Panzerhandminen with shaped charges of 300 and 400g did not prove successful. The first usable weapon, the Panzerhandmine 3 or PzHM 3, had a bottle-like shape with a length of 27cm and a diameter of 14cm. Three strong U-magnets were to fix the weapon to steel armor of the tank it was attached onto by daring infantrymen. It carried a shaped charge of 1000g capable of penetrating 130mm of armor. The successor model, the Panzerhandmine 4, was a little bigger and had stronger magnets and an improved penetration performance of 150mm.
Panzerhandminen 4.
The spikes in this weapons were used to attach the handgrenade to wooden pillboxes.
First use of the PzHM 3 was in the battles at the Wolchow in russia in May 1942 and the german coastal defense of Dieppe in the failed operation "Jubilee".
The Panzerhandminen were succeeded by the larger weapon family of the Hafthohlladung ("attach hollow charge") which were basically enlarged Panzerhandminen. The single important type, the Hafthohlladung 3, had a shaped charge of 1.5kg that could penetrate 140mm of armor, had a diameter of 15cm; with it's three magnets the weapon was 27.5 cm tall. the complete weapon weighed 3kg;
The magnets exerted an attachment force of 45 kg. To arm the weapon, the Sprengkapsel 8 ("detonator cap") detonator and the time fuse had to be inserted into the top. The weapon detonated after 7.5 seconds. The first shaped charges of the HHL 3 were hemispherical; later the shaped charge was improved to a more effective tapered / conical shape of 1.7kg resulting in a total weight of now 3.5kg. 553,900 were produced
HHL-3
A very useful tactic with the Hafthohlladung was to let it the tank overrun the position and then attach the shaped charge in the rear deck.
Images of the "Die Panzerknacker booklet" in his page 14 and 20 explaining the trench and best way and location to use the HHL.
The first special AT hand grenade was the Panzerhandgranate 41. It weighed 2kg and was effective against armor of up to 30mm thickness. 504,600 were produced in early 1943. Further developments of AT handgrenades utilising shaped charges had trouble stabilizing the flight which was necessary for the shaped charge to work (this lead to the development of the Panzerwurfmine).
SS-HL-Handgranate.
The SS-weapon's academy then invented the HL-Handgranate that was also often referred to as the SS-HL-Handgranate to denominate it's inventor (see pictures at left and right). It had a length of 19cm, weighed 420g including the shaped charge of 210g and had a diameter of 7.2 cm. It's front consisted of a felt disc which was 6mm thick and drenched with glue. The idea was to run up to the tank and stick the grenade onto the armor. This method to attach the AT grenade to the tank proved to be less practical than intended, the weapon proved rather unsuccessful and unpopular, therefore further developments centered around the Hafthohlladung which seemed more promising.
Panzerhandmine / Hafthohlladung
Small early trials with Panzerhandminen with shaped charges of 300 and 400g did not prove successful. The first usable weapon, the Panzerhandmine 3 or PzHM 3, had a bottle-like shape with a length of 27cm and a diameter of 14cm. Three strong U-magnets were to fix the weapon to steel armor of the tank it was attached onto by daring infantrymen. It carried a shaped charge of 1000g capable of penetrating 130mm of armor. The successor model, the Panzerhandmine 4, was a little bigger and had stronger magnets and an improved penetration performance of 150mm.
Panzerhandminen 4.
The spikes in this weapons were used to attach the handgrenade to wooden pillboxes.
First use of the PzHM 3 was in the battles at the Wolchow in russia in May 1942 and the german coastal defense of Dieppe in the failed operation "Jubilee".
The Panzerhandminen were succeeded by the larger weapon family of the Hafthohlladung ("attach hollow charge") which were basically enlarged Panzerhandminen. The single important type, the Hafthohlladung 3, had a shaped charge of 1.5kg that could penetrate 140mm of armor, had a diameter of 15cm; with it's three magnets the weapon was 27.5 cm tall. the complete weapon weighed 3kg;
The magnets exerted an attachment force of 45 kg. To arm the weapon, the Sprengkapsel 8 ("detonator cap") detonator and the time fuse had to be inserted into the top. The weapon detonated after 7.5 seconds. The first shaped charges of the HHL 3 were hemispherical; later the shaped charge was improved to a more effective tapered / conical shape of 1.7kg resulting in a total weight of now 3.5kg. 553,900 were produced
HHL-3
A very useful tactic with the Hafthohlladung was to let it the tank overrun the position and then attach the shaped charge in the rear deck.
Images of the "Die Panzerknacker booklet" in his page 14 and 20 explaining the trench and best way and location to use the HHL.
102first_hussars
Tech Sergeant
CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
PIAT not the best but much better to have to run to attach and HHL.
More images of the Haftholladung showing the cord to arm the fuse.
More images of the Haftholladung showing the cord to arm the fuse.
loomaluftwaffe
Tech Sergeant
- 1,840
- Dec 20, 2005
isnt that the same as the panzerschrek?CharlesBronson said:
CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
Yes, that was the official designation.
loomaluftwaffe
Tech Sergeant
- 1,840
- Dec 20, 2005
hey right the panzerschrek is twice a bazooka? twice as heavy and twice as powerful? i saw this somewhere but i cant remember
CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
Yes it was pretty heavy and ackward to handle, remember that is a crew weapon, one load from behind and other aim and fire.
It did penetrate a little more armor than the 2.36 inches Bazooka . The RPzB 54 compared with the panzerfaust 60 or 100 had a little more efective range but the Panzerfausts were by far more practical, lighter weapons and capable of piercing thicker armor because his larger warhead.
It did penetrate a little more armor than the 2.36 inches Bazooka . The RPzB 54 compared with the panzerfaust 60 or 100 had a little more efective range but the Panzerfausts were by far more practical, lighter weapons and capable of piercing thicker armor because his larger warhead.
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Erich
the old Sage
just think of a 8.8cm fired at you at around 100 yards. you're dead !
I own one ........... Panzerschreck 54/1, with original shield and panzerglas
I own one ........... Panzerschreck 54/1, with original shield and panzerglas
