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Just a quick comment. The reference to "Battle of Berlin" which I believe referred to the land battles of April-May 1945 between Russia and Germany actually linked to the US/British Bombing Campaign of 1943-1944.

Contents 1 Category 2 Category 3 Panzerfaust vs. Gun-howitzer 4 literal translation 5 Origin of the name Panzerfaust?

[edit] Category

The category Rockets and missiles is overburdened. Since the Panzerfaust is clearly a rocket and not a guided missile, it should be re-categorized appropriately. I will do so tomorrow if there is no objection. Joshbaumgartner 23:00, 2005 May 24 (UTC)

The problem is, it isn't a rocket...--MWAK 12:43, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

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Do we REALLY need a section about video games? It seems so irrelevant.

Agreed. "X in popular culture" invariably lead to large lists of japanese cartoons that have nothing to do with the article.

It seems only logical that games set in that era contain the Panzerfaust as playable weapon. Also in the series mentioned the Pf. doesn't seem to play a major role. Shall we axe the entire "Panzerfaust in popular culture" section? Shinobu 17:09, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

If one is doing a list of popular culture related topics, one must include ALL related topics, including anime. There is no reason why it shouldn't. And for the record, I don't think "Fascist Zeon" is an accurate descritption.

All RELEVANT topics. "a large scale Panzerfaust weapon" is, axiomatically, not a Panzerfaust. This is an article about the Panzerfaust, not generic propelled grenades with the same general form. -- Rogerborg 15:15, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Panzerfaust vs. Gun-howitzer

Hi, just wonder what the difference(s) between Panzerfaust and Gun-howitzer is. Any hint will be greatly appreciated.

Panzerfaust is a rocket. The howitzer is an artillery cannon.

Strictly the gun-howitzer is a howitzer with some of the capabilities of a field gun. GraemeLeggett 18:56, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

The Panzerfaust was a recoilless gun. So it needed no recoil mechanism and no breech. It also was an expendable single-use weapon. So the tube could be made of low quality steel. All this meant it was very light and cheap. The drawback was, you couldn't hit an elephant at 30 metres with it :o).--MWAK 15:01, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] literal translation

I have removed the translation "gauntlet" for the Panzerfaust,I think it is wrong. Firstly because in german, gauntlet would be "Panzerhandschuh". Secondly because the "Panzer" originates from the primary target of the Panzerfaust, and does not form an own word together with "Faust". More evidence for this is that there are other rocket-launchers in german military that are named for their respective targets, e.g. "Bunkerfaust" or "Fliegerfaust" (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fliegerfaust)

84.133.64.91 (talk) 13:45, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of the name Panzerfaust?

I just read about a speech from Wilhelm II on 15 December 1897, where he uses the term "die gepanzerte Faust" to refer to Germany's military power. Is it possible that the origin of the weapon's name lies in this metaphor? (Anzbevrct (talk) 02:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC))