Panzerfaust 30

The Panzerfaust was a German shoulder-fired antitank weapon used extensively in World War II. Developed in 1943, the initial model, Panzerfaust 30, was designed for infantry to counter Soviet tanks. It featured a steel tube with a gunpowder propellant charge. A grenade, equipped with a hollow-charge head capable of penetrating tank armor, was inserted into the tube. When fired, the propellant launched the grenade, and the exhaust exiting the rear made it a recoilless weapon.

The Panzerfaust 30 was a disposable, single-use weapon with a limited range of 30 meters. Subsequent models increased the range to 60 and 100 meters. Easy to operate, it was distributed even to untrained personnel in the war's final stages. The Panzerfaust was also used against Allied tanks on the Western front. It utilized the Munroe principle of shaped charges to deliver a powerful explosive effect.12