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(Panzerfaust does not launch self-propelled projectiles, it's basically a giant rifle grenade on a disposable barrel.) |
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| + | The Panzerfaust series were a line of recoilless anti-tank weapons produced by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. While often mistaken for rocket launchers, they were actually recoilless guns, using a powder charge in a preloaded tube to fire an unpowered shaped-charge warhead in a similar manner to a rifle grenade. | ||
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'''The Panzerfaust recoilless gun can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:''' | '''The Panzerfaust recoilless gun can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:''' | ||
[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm warhead]] | [[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm warhead]] | ||
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* ''[[Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45]]'' | * ''[[Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' | + | * ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' (incorrectly shown as a rocket launcher) |
* ''[[Operation Thunderstorm]]'' | * ''[[Operation Thunderstorm]]'' | ||
Revision as of 08:39, 4 March 2011
The Panzerfaust series were a line of recoilless anti-tank weapons produced by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. While often mistaken for rocket launchers, they were actually recoilless guns, using a powder charge in a preloaded tube to fire an unpowered shaped-charge warhead in a similar manner to a rifle grenade.
The Panzerfaust recoilless gun can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
- German soldiers in Brother's War (2009)
- Polish Resistance in The Pianist
- Klaus-Peter Thiele as Werner Holt in Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt
- German Army soldiers in The Bridge at Remagen
- Hitler Youth in Downfall (Der Untergang)
Television
- German soldiers in Combat!
- German soldiers in Band of Brothers
- Weaponology
- Hitler Youth soldier Hans Hoffman in the 1985 tv movie Hitler's SS: Portrait of Evil
Video Games
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein (incorrectly shown as a rocket launcher)