German "can openers" now in use in Ukraine.

[roamer65]

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German Panzerfaust3ITs now in use in Ukraine.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/tjdbnq/ukrainian_troops_are_now_deploying_panzerfaust3it/

[Auggie]

1. Whoa -- that's lethal looking!

[L. Coyote]

13. Range is 1 km, so you need to get close first.

Link to tweet

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[Irish_Dem]

2. These systems can reputedly kill any Russian tank in service.

Ukrainian troops are now deploying Panzerfaust-3IT anti-tank weapons received from Germany.

[electric_blue68]

3. Woah, that is Nasty Looking. GOOD. Thank you, Germany!

[sl8]

4. "Tank fist" or "armor fist". n/t

[Disaffected]

6. Tank Fisting

(as it were).

[roamer65]

27. It fausts panzers.

😈

[Chainfire]

5. With the Panzerfaust of WWII

The shooter had to be within nearly spitting distance of the tank. These have a range of about a quarter mile, leaving the shooter a far better chance of survival.

[paleotn]

24. Bingo. Had to be up close and personal....

and even then it might not punch through the armor of a T-34. The Panzerfaust has come a long, long way.

[ornotna]

7. Very nice

The only downside is the 600 meter range. Still, a great tool to have in the box.

[BlueIdaho]

8. The fable of the elephant and the ant.

Big is not always an advantage. The lethality of these weapons may level the playing field.

[roamer65]

9. The Germans also have Bunkerfaust warheads for the launcher.

[monkeyman1]

14. anything inside is vaporized & blow's the gun turret off the tank !

[Auggie]

18. Kind of ... blown away by that

[2naSalit]

10. Damn!

I didn't know what to expect!

All I can say is, pooty bit himself in the ass.

[Turbineguy]

11. Like this?

Diese Fäuste müssen richtig in Putins Arsch rein.

[Act_of_Reparation]

28. Sounds uncomfortable.

[KS Toronado]

12. Nice to see other countries donating anti-tank weapons

I'm guessing the tip of these German anti-tank weapons are designed to penetrate cast iron.

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Don't Know About This One, But...

...many armor piercing ordinance use an initial charge to shoot a stream of molten copper, on first contact.
The kinetic energy plus the high temperature create a hole & soft spot so the rest of the device goes inside the vehicle. It's there that the inertial trigger sets off the primary. In that confined space, it doesn't take a lot of HMX to kill everyone in the vehicle. Hence, all that can be done with a shoulder mounted weapon, since the charge doesn't weigh a whole lot.

[paleotn]

25. Business end is a shaped charge.

The conical cone and appendage in the front is for aerodynamics and potentially guidance only. The business end is actually in the section just behind, with writing on it.

The general concept hasn't changed much since the original panzerfausts from WW2



instead of the explosion going off roughly equally in all directions, the explosive power is focused on a small point. Add some metallic liner to the outside of the explosive charge and you get the added benefit of a metallic plasma cutting a hole through armor. Makes tank driving no fun at all.

[IronLionZion]

15. Cold war era, specifically designed to defeat Soviet tanks

and they are around $10,000 or so each so significantly smaller and cheaper than Javelins or NLAWs. This things can do some damage.

I would not want to be a Russian tanker in Ukraine these days.

[ffr]

16. Okay, THAT'S IT! Russia says they're not speaking to you any more.

Relations will be hurt. Mostly butthurt.

[roamer65]

19. Please, please sanction me Russia!

I’d love to be on the list with Hillary.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. Praise the lord and pass the ammunition. Smoke 'em if you got 'em but watch the light at night

[AntiFascist]

20. Serving up dog food n/t

[lagomorph777]

21. Looks like Poo Tin made a Faustian bargain.

And the Devil has now arrived to collect payment.

[Jerry2144]

23. Ok. First of all

Make it mean looking.

Then make it obvious which end is the wrong end to be looking at

I think this is a successful design.

[Patton French]

26. I pity the target of that weapon. (n/t)