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M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 2
Panzerfaust 3larger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Mass
Single source103 lb (47 kg)[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.)
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source3.9 mi (6.3 km)[source]
Barrel length
Single source65 in (1.7 m)[source]
Caliber
Single source75 mm (3.0 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)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | M20 recoilless rifle | Panzerfaust 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 or 2[source] | — |
| Type | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | Disposable anti-tank rocket - propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | West Germany[source] |
| Used by | United States[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | World War II (limited) Korean War First Indochina War Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Western Sahara War Kosovo war[source] | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designed | 1944[source] | 1978–1985[source] |
| Produced | 1945[source] | — |
| Variants | Type 56[source] | Panzerfaust 3-T, Panzerfaust 3-IT600, Panzerfaust 3LW, Panzerfaust 3LW-HESH, Bunkerfaust, 110 mm (4.3 in) anti-tank weapon[source] |
| Shell | 75 x 408 mm R HE, HEAT, Smoke[source] | — |
| Shell weight | 20.5–22.6 lb (9.3–10.3 kg)[source] | — |
| Recoil | Recoilless[source] | — |
| Carriage | M1917A1 tripod[source] | — |
| Elevation | −27° to +65°[source] | — |
| Traverse | 360°[source] | — |
| In service | — | 1987–present[source] |
| Designer | — | Dynamit Nobel AG[source] |
| Manufacturer | — | Dynamit Nobel AG IHI Aerospace (Licensed)[source] |
| Sights | — | Hensoldt Wetzlar ZF 2.5 X 10 Telescopic sight[source] |
| warhead | — | 110 mm (4.3 in)[source] |
| Penetration | — | 700 mm Panzerstahl[source]Panzerfaust 3 · Durchschlagsleistung Panzerfaust |
| Reported operators |
| — |