PzB 39

PzB (PanzerBüchse) 39
Specifications
Type	Single-Shot Anti-Tank Rifle
Caliber	7.92mm AP
Feed System	Single-Shot Breach Loader
Muzzle Velocity	1,265m/s
Maximum Effective Range

History

The PanzerBüchse anti-tank rifle, while small in caliber compared to the Allied anti-tank rifles that saw service in the early years of the war, made up for its smaller caliber with hellacious muzzle velocity that hurled its tungsten-core round downrange at an unprecedented 4,100 feet per second. As with the Allied experience, it was found to be ineffective against all but the thinnest tanks or weak spots on any tank. Fortunately for German anti-tank teams, many British tanks such as the Cruiser variety were thinly armored and susceptible to the PanzerBüchse if the team got close enough.

Actual PzB 39 ammunition, with the very large charge to it.

See Also

Infantry Weapons of Battleground Europe American Weapons Boys Anti-Tank Rifle ·Browning M1919A6 . BAR · M1903 Springfield · M1 Garand ·M1 carbine ·M1A1 Thompson · M3A1 Grease Gun · Mk 2 Fragmentation_Grenade · M8 Smoke Grenade · LG 50 mm mortar · M1911 Colt · M9 Bazooka British Weapons Boys Anti-Tank Rifle · Bren Mk II LMG · Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I · M1928 Thompson · sten Mk II · No.36 Mills Bomb · No.77 Smoke Grenade · 2 inch mortar · Webley Pistol · PIAT French Weapons Boys Anti-Tank Rifle · FM 1924/29 LMG · Fusil MAS mle 1936 · Fusil MAS mle 1940 · Fusil mle 1886 M93 "Lebel · MAS.38 · Grenade à main offensive modèle 1915 · Grenade fumigène · LG 50 mm mortar · Pistolet mle 1935S · M9 Bazooka German Weapons Panzerbüchse 39 · MG-34 · Karabiner 98k· Gewehr 43 · Gewehr 41 · FG42 · STG44 · MP-40 · MP34 · Stielhandgranate 24 · Nebelhandgranate 39 · Granatwerfer 36 · Luger P08 · Panzerschreck 54 Italian Weapons Beretta Model 38 · Carcano Modello 1891 Universal Weapons Ammo Resupply Pack · Combat Knife · Satchel Charge