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Panzerfaust klein 30by ~rOEN911

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The great majority of the non-recoil weapons are devices known as Panzerfaust. There are three of these—the little Panzerfaust klein 30 (formerly the Faustpatrone I), the Panzerfaust 30 (formerly the Faustpatrone II), and the Panzerfaust 60. The little Panzerfaust is called Gretchen for short, while the 30 is known simply as Panzerfäuste. The tubes are similar, and have a sight and firing mechanism. They are 1 3/4 inches in diameter and 2 feet, 7 1/2 inches long. The projectiles are very large hollow charges. The charge for the Gretchen weighs 3 pounds, 4 ounces; that for the Panzerfaust weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces. Each is mounted on a wooden tail rod fitted with spring-steel vanes. These vanes wrap around the rod when the rod is inserted in the muzzle of the launching tube, and spring out to guide the projectile after firing. The tubes are expendable, and contain the propelling charge fired by percussion. The range is very limited, and is indicated by the designation (30 means 30 meters range, or 33 yards; 60, 66 yards). The operator must take cover after discharging a projectile. Also, he must wear a helmet as protection against a rain of fragments and debris, keep his eyes closed, and keep the front edge of his helmet against the ground. The jet of flame to the rear is fatal up to 10 feet; the operator must take this into account when firing, and make sure that no walls or other obstacles will block the jet. The tubes are held under the right arm. The left hand supports the front of the tube, while the right hand is free to pull out the safety pin, cock the striker, and press the release button. Sighting is effected by aligning the top of the sight and the top edge of the projectile. To date, all the Panzerfäuste have proved dangerous to the user. It is believed that every effort will be made to improve them—especially with regard to increasing the range. Armor penetration is good; the Germans claim as much as 7.9 inches for the Panzerfaust 30

~greywulf58 May 12, 2013

Okay, is this a photo or a painting? If it is a painting, then you sir are an amazing artist. You definitely know how to bring out the reality of war and its tools.

~rOEN911 May 12, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

hi and thanks,its a combination of real background with 3D models !

~mikemoore88 Mar 14, 2013

as a re-enactor I love this shot...

*PsykoHilly Nov 2, 2012

Great!

~comradeloganov Sep 27, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

The only bad thing about this one is that it's pretty obviously a little modified OT-810, not actually an SdKfz 251. This is meant to actually depict a WWII scene, yes? Not a reenactor event? OT-810s are understandably common in the reenactment and film scenes.

~rOEN911 Sep 27, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

didnt know that

~comradeloganov Sep 27, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Yeah, when they've been modified, they're hard to tell apart, but when they have the standard post-war OT-810 sides like this one, it's pretty easy to tell. It's kind of like a Texan Zero. Close, but not quite right.

~Ragnarok6664 Sep 25, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Terrific

*kanyiko Aug 15, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I guess the Panzerfaust was mostly known as a suicide weapon. Sure, it was effective against T-34s and Shermans, but the poor sod actually holding the weapon had just one shot, one chance, and not even much of the latter if there was a second tank behind, or an attentive gunner in the first one...

The oddest use I've ever seen for a Panzerfaust was an armed Bücker Bü-181 liaison plane, with two 60s paired per wing (one above, one below), much in the style of the US Army's bazooka-armed L-4 Grashoppers. While the latter was effective and did score quite a number of kills, I have yet to find reference of tank-kills for the Panzerfaust-armed Bücker...

~faustus70 Jul 3, 2012 Professional Artist

there is a panzerfaust in this pic ...where what man holding it ..
all i see is big shiny green metal thing

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