Raketenwerfer Puppchen - Wheatcroft Collection - Donington Grand Prix Museum, Leicestershire - Static Artillery Displays on Waymarking.com

"Raketenwerfer Puppchen -
The S.Scm Raketenwerfer 43 Puppchen (little doll) was a derivative of the Panzerschreck, an SS mm calibre reusable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by Germany during World War II. Taking the basic concept and developing it into a closed breech launcher that increased the range and velocity. The tradeoff being that it was less portable, changing to using a small base that was either attached to small wheels or skis, rather than being man portable like the Panzerschreck. It used the same S.Scm rocket with a slightly modified base. Little information is available on it's field experiences but what there is does suggest that this was quite an effective weapon against armour.
It was given to infantry to bolster their anti-tank capability. The weapon was fired from a small two-wheeled gun carriage which fired a rocket-propelled, fin-stabilized grenade with a shaped charge warhead. Approximately 3 000 units were completed from 1943 to 1945. It was made in much smaller numbers than either the Panzerschreck, which was based on the American Bazooka, or the Panzerfaust, which was a disposable recoilless rifle firing an anti-tank grenade. This is partly because it was realized that a simple hollow tube with an ignition device was all that was needed to launch the 88 mm rocket, rather than an elaborate miniature artillery piece with carriage and breech. "

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"The 8.8 cm Raketenwerfer 43 Puppchen was an 88 mm calibre reusable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Raketenwerfer 43 was given to infantry to bolster their anti-tank capability. The weapon was fired from a small two-wheeled gun carriage which fired a percussion-primed, rocket-propelled, fin-stabilized grenade RPzB. Gr. 4312 with a shaped charge warhead. The grenade had a shorter tailboom of 490 mm (19 in) compared to the 650 mm (26 in) tailboom for the electrically-primed grenade RPzB. Gr. 4322 for the Panzerschreck. Both grenades used identical warhead and fuzing.

Approximately 3,000 units were completed from 1943 to 1945. It was made in much smaller numbers than either the Panzerschreck, which was based on the American Bazooka rocket launcher, or the Panzerfaust, which was a disposable anti tank recoilless rifle. This is partly because it was realized that a simple hollow tube with an ignition device was all that was needed to launch the 88 mm rocket, rather than an elaborate miniature artillery piece with carriage and breech. Due to the carriage and better sights, the accuracy was better, and the range more than double that of the Panzerschreck. However, Raketenwerfer 43 was more expensive, heavier and had longer production time than Panzerschreck or Panzerfaust."

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What type of artillery is this?: infantry support gun Where is this artillery located?: Other What military of the world used this device?: German Wehrmacht Date artillery was in use: 01/01/1943 Parking location to view this Waymark: N 52° 00.000 W 001° 21.855 Cost?: 12.00 (listed in local currency) Date artillery was placed on display: Not listed Artillery is no longer operational: Not Listed Still may work: Not Listed Are there any geocaches at this location?: Not listed

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