PzB 39
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| PzB (PanzerBüchse) 39 | |
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| Specifications | |
| Type | Single-Shot Anti-Tank Rifle |
| Caliber | 7.92 mm |
| Feed system | Single shot |
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| Weight | |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,265 m/s |
| Effective range | |
The PanzerBüchse anti-tank rifle, while small in caliber compared to the Allied anti-tank rifles that saw service in the early years of the war, made up for its smaller caliber with hellacious muzzle velocity that hurled its tungsten-core round downrange at an unprecedented 4,100 feet per second. As with the Allied experience, it was found to be ineffective against all but the thinnest tanks or weak spots on any tank. Fortunately for German anti-tank teams, many British tanks such as the Cruiser variety were thinly armored and susceptible to the PanzerBüchse if the team got close enough.
Actual PzB 39 ammunition, with the very large charge to it.
| Infantry Weapons of Battleground Europe. | ||
| British Weapons | Boys Anti-Tank Rifle · Bren Mk I LMG · Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I · M1928 Thompson · No.36 Mills Bomb · No.77 Smoke Grenade · Webley Pistol | |
| French Weapons | Boys Anti-Tank Rifle · FM 1924/29 LMG · MAS. 36 · Lebel · Grenade fumigène · Grenade à main offensive mle 1915 · MAS. 38 · Pistolet mle 1935S | |
| German Weapons | Karabiner 98k · Luger P08 · MG-34 · MP-40· Nebelhandgranate 39· PzB 39 ·Stielhandgranate 24 | |
| Universal Weapons | Ammo Resupply Pack · Combat Knife . Satchel Charge | |
