[razorboy]

Originally Posted by Commander Waffle

Basically... a 1940s RPG. The panzerfausr used a warhead designed off of the shaped charge theory. When you look at the physics and idea of the charge..its truly amzing and brillant.

The idea was basically that if you make a warhead with a bulge going outward, that the explosion would not also make a boom, but push extremely hot gases forward...here, read this. It shouls undo the knots in your brains from reading that.



The hot gases, were enough to go throw a few inches of steel. the prollenant used was pretty creative... just gunpowder. You put it in the tube, and attache it to the spring for the trigger. It was a one shot deal until late late in the war when relaodable versions were either under developement or in small numbers were used. It had a range of about...oh...30-60 meters. later version went from 100-150 meters. They were deadly weapons and could do damage on just about any tank in the war if hit on the right spot. Since it was light, easy to use, and decently accurate, the Germans had no problems using them and could be used against tanks, hardened shelters, bunkers, and (posibly) low flying aircraft. Not only that but could be fired from almost anywhere...truly amazing wouldn't you say?

Some Panzerfaust footage - http://worldwartwozone.com/forums/at...1&d=1209254169