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Panzerbüchse (German: "anti-tank rifles") Panzerbüchse 35 (polnisch) (PzB 35(p)) - a captured Polish Kb ppanc wz.35 anti-tank rifle; Panzerbüchse 38 anti-tank rifle; Panzerbüchse 39 anti-tank rifle; Panzerbüchse Boyes - a captured British Boys 0.55 Anti-tank rifle; Rocket weapons Raketen-Panzerbüchse 43 ('rocket tank rifle 43'), aka ...
The Panzerfaust (German: [ˈpantsɐˌfaʊst], lit. ' tank fist ' or ' armour fist ', [2] plural: Panzerfäuste) was a development family of single-shot man-portable anti-tank systems developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapons were the first single-use light anti-tank weapons based on a pre-loaded disposable launch tube, a weapon ...
Pages in category "World War II anti-tank guns of Germany" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
Nazi Germany: World War II 57: 57/76 Pst Finland: World War II 57: Bofors 57 mm anti-tank gun Sweden: World War II 57: 57 mm anti-tank gun M1941 and M1943 (ZiS-2) Soviet Union: World War II 57: QF 6 pounder 7 cwt United Kingdom: World War II 57: 57mm M1 anti-tank gun United States: World War II 75: 75 mm field gun M1897 on M2 carriage United ...
25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun; 37 mm anti-tank gun M1930 (1-K) 37 mm gun M3; 45 mm anti-tank gun M1932 (19-K) 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) 45 mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42) Cannone da 47/32; 47 mm APX anti-tank gun; 47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun; 57 mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2) 75 mm field gun M1897 on M2 carriage; 75 mm Reșița Model 1943
German anti-tank rifles originated back in 1917 with the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, the world's first anti-tank rifle, using a special 13.2 mm (0.52 in) cartridge. It was created in response to the appearance of the first British tanks on the Western Front. That single shot manually operated rifle enjoyed moderate success; approximately 15,800 ...
In consequence, during World War II, both sides were compelled to make anti-tank guns self-propelled, which greatly increased their mobility. [ 18 ] The first self-propelled anti-tank guns were merely belated attempts to make use of obsolete tanks, such as the Panzerjäger I , which was a Czech 4.7-cm Pak (t) gun mated to a Panzer I chassis [ a ] .