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The Panzerbüchse 39, abbreviated PzB 39 (German: "tank hunting rifle model 39"), was a German anti-tank rifle used in World War II. It was an improvement of the Panzerbüchse 38 ( PzB 38 ) rifle. Development
Development resumed in the late 1930s when the Panzerbüchse 38 came around after the need to provide infantry with a man-portable anti tank weapon. The 7.92×94 mm round was then developed by Gustloff Werke for use as ammunition in the Panzerbüchse 39. [3] As the war progressed, the round became ineffective against all but lightly armored ...
Conversion of Panzerbüchse 39 to launch rifle grenades. - Panzerbüchse 38: Gustloff Werke: 7.92×94mm Wehrmacht: Panzerbüchse 39: Gustloff Werke: 7.92×94mm Wehrmacht: Improved version of Panzerbüchse 38. Panzerfaust - 100mm anti-tank grenade Wehrmacht Waffen-SS: Disposable recoilless single-shot anti-tank grenade launcher ...
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 Püppchen ('dolly') Raketen-Panzerbüchse 54 ...
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.
By 1940, Germany had pressed 800 into service as Panzerbüchse 35 (polnisch) (PzB 35(p)) and later PzB 770(p), and sped up work on their own simplified, one-shot anti-tank rifle Panzerbüchse 39 (PzB 39). [citation needed] Germany replaced some of the captured Polish DS ammunition with their own 7.92 mm hardened-steel-core bullets. [11]
Panzerbüchse 38; Panzerbüchse 39; Panzerbüchse M.SS41 (made in Czechoslovakia under occupation) Poland Karabin przeciwpancerny wz. 35; Soviet Union. 14.5 mm PTRS-41 (Simonov) 14.5 mm PTRD-41 (Degtyaryov) Switzerland 20 mm Solothurn S-18/100; 20 mm Solothurn S-18/1000; 20 mm Solothurn S-18/1100; United Kingdom Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55 in, Boys
Notable examples include the Finnish Lahti L-39 (which was also used as a sniper rifle during the Continuation War), the automatic Japanese Type 97 20 mm anti-tank rifle, the German Panzerbüchse 38, Panzerbüchse 39, the Polish wz.35 and the Soviet 14.5 mm PTRD and PTRS-41.