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The Panzerfaust 3 (lit. ' armor fist ' or 'tank fist') is a modern semi-disposable recoilless anti-tank weapon, which was developed between 1978 and 1985 and first entered service with the Bundeswehr in 1987 (although they did not officially adopt it until 1992).
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.
Panzerfaust 3 Germany: RPG. Rocket-propelled grenade. 110mm [60] Standard infantry AT weapon.3,500 additional ordered in 2022, the DM72A1 warhead, also known as Panzerfaust 3-IT, an anti-tank tandem warhead. [61] Approval for €50 million for the purchase of additional system in January 2025. [59] MELLS Spike LR
Panzerfaust 2 /Panzerfaust 44 mm: Dynamit Nobel AG West Germany Reusable 1963 44 mm HEAT warhead named Panzerfaustgeschoß DM32 [63] OGMA 37mm: OGMA [64] Portugal Reusable 1962 37 mm 37mm SMEB rocket ARIS IV: Elliniki Biomihania Oplon — Greece Disposable Cancelled 113 mm [65] B-300: Israel Military Industries Israel Reusable 1980 82 mm [66]
It was developed to provide West German infantry with a modern replacement for the bazooka that they had previously used. As such, it was the first German antitank rocket developed after World War II, a conflict in which German hand-held antitank weapons such as the Panzerfaust played a prominent role during 1944–45. The PzF 44 was a product ...
Man-portable anti-tank systems (MANPATS or MPATS) are traditionally portable shoulder-launched projectile systems firing heavy shell-type projectiles (although throwing and lunge weapons have existed), typically designed to combat protected targets, such as armoured vehicles, field fortifications and at times even low-flying aircraft (especially helicopters).
In mid-1941, Germany started the production of HEAT rifle-grenades, first issued to paratroopers and, by 1942, to the regular army units (Gewehr-Panzergranate 40, 46 and 61), but, just as did the British, soon turned to integrated warhead-delivery systems: In 1943, the Püppchen, Panzerschreck and Panzerfaust were introduced.
The RPG-7 [a] is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket launcher.The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt.