Raketen-Panzerbüchse 43
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| Püppchen | |
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 Püppchen at the Canadian War Museum |
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| Type | anti-tank rocket launcher |
| Place of origin |  Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943 - 1945 |
| Production history | |
| Number built | N/A |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 2 |
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| Caliber | 88 mm |
| Effective range | 350 m |
"Püppchen" (German: Dolly) was the popular name for the Raketen-Panzerbüchse 43 ('rocket tank rifle', abbreviated to RPzB), an 88 mm calibre reusable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by the Germans in World War II.
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. 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 due to the fact that it was realized that a simple hollow tube with an ignition device was all that was needed to launch the 88mm rocket, rather then an elaborate miniature artillery piece with carriage and breech.
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- http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/rocket/index.html
- http://vincesgallery.smugmug.com/gallery/1331090#62773580
