Panzerfaust/panzerschreck

How exactly did these weapons work and which one was more effective?
How did they compare with the American Bazooka or other similar Allied weapons?

Thanks

ST

 

Hi ST,

Why don't you check out this topic:
http://www.fun-online.sk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=691

I believe the answers to your questions are in there somewhere.

As far as I know, the Panzerschreck was more powerful than the bazooka simply because it was of a larger calibre (88mm vs 60mm). The Panzerschreck was a different weapon altogether, but I couldn't describe it in detail without making gross errors I'm afraid.

 

The panzerfaust could penetrate upto 170mm of armour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerfaust
also you might be interested in Faustpatrone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faustpatrone

Ya.. I never heard of it...

 

As much as the Germans hate to admit, they copied the Panzce Schreck from the American Bazooka design. The PanzerShreck was the most lethal, I am not sure how the bazooka compares to the Panzerfaust, but I suspect the Panzerfaust has superior armor-penetration, its lethality was clearly demonstrated in the street brawls in Berlin.

 

Panzerschrek was basically a Bazooka. Naturally it took two men to operate.

Panzerfaust was a rpg. Front loaded with a solid fuel propellant it used a shaped charge to defeat armor. It had an effective range of about 100m. Single person weapon, light and easy to make.

 

Soviet era RPGs were based on the panzerfaust because it was so light weight, and effective. Lets just say the Soviet RPGs are much more effective, and are still a popular weapon that is always used againsts the Americans. Also they good to take out helicopters, making holes in walls, and against infantry.

 

Talk about a lethal anti-tank/anti-aircraft weapon in the hands of an average foot soldier. Sucks to be a helicopter pilots sometimes.

 

I was gonnna quote somthing from wikipedia but no.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG-7#Specifications
http://www.rusarm.ru/p_frame/main.htm
psst whats homogeneous armour? is it another word for reactive?

they evan have a rocket for anti-personall who are wearing body armour...

Scary to think what could of happened when Russia and the US got in a war against each other.

 

Homogenous armour is (afaik) just plain steel plate without facehardening.

 

the main differnece between the 2 is that the panzerfaust was a one time use only. and panzershreck was a reloadable weapon.
all i know is that they where good at what they where designed to do.

 

No it wasn't.
It was a crude form of recoil-less gun, which used an explosive charge to throw the bomb at a tank, the blast from the charge exiting from the rear of the firing tube to equalise the recoil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerfaust

 

Correct, I should have said panzershreck is rocket type propelled similar to a Bazooka.

 

Actualy panzerfaust was the best light AT weapon in WWII,betther then bazooka and piat,and any otther ally weapon.It had nearly double penetration power.Panzerschreck can penetrate 200mm of armor,and knock down the IS-2when bazooka had problem with 100mm armor,and it was useles against tiger for exsample.

 

100mm of pen is enough for a Tiger, you just have to hit it right.

Besides, anyone aiming any hand held AT weapon at the front of a tank has to be either desperate or mad

FNG

 

Ur right FNG i just tryed to make exsample.

 

The panzerfaust did have one big problem - it was a single-shot weapon. The bazooka, PIAT and panzerschreck could all be re-loaded.

 

And it had advantage,it was lighter,and again with higher penetration from any ally infantry AT weapon.

 

I believe there were plans for a reloadable Panzerfaust or they made it I dont remember it was supposed to be used like 5 times than thrown away.

 

Although officially a single-use throw-away weapon, the used tubes of the all the Panzerfaust weapons were usually collected and returned for rearmament at the factory...so they were reloadable!

 

:lol:

That must have been a comfort to a guy with one 'faust facing two T-34s!
"Now you just wait there a mo - I'll send this one back to the facory and they'll reload it for me"

Evey weapon system has advantages & disadvantages. The 'faust was an excellent weapon, and if the biggest problem with it was it's one-use-only system, then that says a lot for it.

As to weight - what weighs more - 10 'fausts, or 1 'schreck with 10 rounds of ammo? And which is bulkier & therefore harder to transport?