Panzerschreck

PanzerschreckThe Panzerschreck was one of the most popular 88mm calibre reusable anti-tank rocket launchers ever developed by Nazi Germany during World war 2. Another popular name for the Panzerschreck was Ofenrohr ("Stove pipe").

The Panzerschreck was designed as a lightweight infantry anti-tank weapon. The weapon was shoulder-launcher and fired a fin-stabilized rocket with a shaped-charge warhead. It was made in smaller numbers than the Panzerfaust, whcih was a disposable recoilless gun firing an anti-tank warhead. It was an enlarged copy of the American Bazooka.