8.8cm Raketenwerfer 43 - Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher

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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, similar to the grenade of the Panzerschreck but not the same. 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. Due to the carriage and better sights, the accuracy was better, and the range more than double that of the Panzerschreck. 

Specifications for the
8.8cm Raketenwerfer 43 (Puppchen)
Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher

Country of Origin: Nazi Germany
Manufacturer: State Arsenals - Nazi Germany
Initial Year of Service: 1943

Overall Length: 2972 mm (117.01 in)
Barrel Length: 1,486.00 mm (58.50 in)
Weight (Empty): 315.26 lb (143.00 kg)

Caliber: 88mm (8.8cm)
Action: Ignition System
Feed: Single-Shot; Reusable
Muzzle Velocity: 460 ft/sec (140 m/sec)
Range: 1,150 ft (351 m; 383 yds)
Sights: Iron

Variants:
8.8cm Raketenwerfer 43 ("Puupchen") - Base Series Designation.