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120 mm BAT recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 2
Panzerfaust 3larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source3.86 m (12 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle | Panzerfaust 3 |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Disposable anti-tank rocket - propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | West Germany[source] |
| Used by | Great Britain Australia[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War[source] | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War |
950 mm (3 ft 1 in)[source]
Mass
Single source308 kg (679 lb)[source]
Bunker-buster warhead
Single sourceConfiguration: Hollow charge warhead
Single sourcePanzerfaust 3 · circa · Gewicht (je nach Munition) · Approximate (circa/ca.)
Single sourceReady to fire
Single sourceTandem hollow charge warhead
Single sourceUnloaded firing unit
Single sourceConfiguration: Hollow charge warhead : 12.9 kg (28 lb 7 oz ) Tandem hollow charge warhead : 13.3 kg (29 lb 5 oz) Bunker-buster warhead: 13.3 kg (29 lb 5 oz) Unloaded firing unit: 2.3 kg (5 lb 1 oz) Ready to fire: 15.2 - 15.6 kg (34 lb 6 oz)[source]
circa 13 kg[source]Panzerfaust 3 · Gewicht (je nach Munition) · Approximate (circa/ca.)
(DC) Detachment Commander, (No.1) Spotter + main armament loader + maintained the spotting Rifle, (No.2) Driver, main armament unloader and rear security + back blast observer
Single source3 (DC) Detachment Commander, (No.1) Spotter + main armament loader + maintained the spotting Rifle, (No.2) Driver, main armament unloader and rear security + back blast observer[source]
Calibre
Single source120 mm (4.7 in)[source]
barrel
Single sourcePanzerfaust 3 · Calibre · Gefechtskopf (warhead)
Single sourcePanzerfaust 3 · Calibre · Rohr (launcher tube)
Single sourcewarhead
Single source60 mm (2.4 in) barrel, 110 mm (4.3 in) warhead[source]
60 mm[source]Panzerfaust 3 · Rohr (launcher tube)
110 mm[source]Panzerfaust 3 · Gefechtskopf (warhead)
Rate of fire
Single source4 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1950s[source] | 1978–1985[source] |
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| Barrel length | 33.33 calibres[source] | — |
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| Shell | 12.8 kg (28 lb 4 oz) HESH[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -8 to +17°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | — |
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| Sights | Optical with spotting rifle[source] | Hensoldt Wetzlar ZF 2.5 X 10 Telescopic sight[source] |
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| In service | — | 1987–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Dynamit Nobel AG[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Dynamit Nobel AG IHI Aerospace (Licensed)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Panzerfaust 3-T, Panzerfaust 3-IT600, Panzerfaust 3LW, Panzerfaust 3LW-HESH, Bunkerfaust, 110 mm (4.3 in) anti-tank weapon[source] |
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| warhead | — | 110 mm (4.3 in)[source] |
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| Penetration | — | 700 mm Panzerstahl[source]Panzerfaust 3 · Durchschlagsleistung Panzerfaust |
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