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#1 gregoryk

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Posted 19 September 2007 - 02:55 PM

Bob,Info on Panzerfaust availability I read indicates the '60' was not delivered to the front until September '44, the '100' until November or later, and that the '150' never was delivered at all.Is this correct?Also, what is the "Klein" version listed in the Databook?Gregory

#2 Bob Benge

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Posted 20 September 2007 - 07:50 AM

The Panzerfaust 30 Klein is also know as the Faustpatrone 1. It had a smaller warhead and was the first in the succession of the Panzerfaust family. See http://www.geocities...anzerfaust2.htm for more details on it and the Panzerfaust in general. Also according to this site the dates of availability should be:PzFaust 30 Kleine M43 AugustPzFaust 30 L43 SeptemberPzFaust 60 L44 September (most popular model)PzFaust 100 L44 NovemberPzFaust 150 45 March (Small numbers made it to front before war ended)PzFaust 250 L45 (never made production)Grosse PzFaust (26.5cm dia. 7kg. shape charge able to penetrate 300-400mm of armor w/max range of 100m - never made either)It also looks like there should be a shrapnel capability added to the PzFaust 150 in the form of Splitterringe ("shrapnel rings") as were added to grenades to increase shrapnel damage.I get a little skeptical of availability dates as they seem to vary by author. I don't remember where I obtained the original dates so I cannot atest to their validity now, nor can I atest to the attached website's validity, but it appears to have the same dates as you have posted.




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