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Measured figures
15 or missile
Single sourcefiring unit
Single sourcemissile + launch tube
Single sourcetotal
Single source15 or 15.2 kg (missile) 24 kg (missile + launch tube) 28 kg (firing unit) 52 kg (total)[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.)
Operational; At least see #Range
Single sourceAt least 2,000 m, see #Range[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)
Muzzle velocity
Single source115.0 m/s (377 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | MAX 1.2 AC | Panzerfaust 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 274 m/s[source] | — |
| Type | ATGM[source] | Disposable anti-tank rocket - propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Brazil[source] | West Germany[source] |
| Used by | Brazilian Armed Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Designed | 1980s[source] | 1978–1985[source] |
| Manufacturer | SIATT[source] | Dynamit Nobel AG IHI Aerospace (Licensed)[source] |
| Warhead | HMX in a non-tandem shaped charge HEAT warhead (at least 500 mm RHAe penetration, see #Penetration )[source] | 110 mm (4.3 in)[source] |
| Engine | Two-stage engine[source] | — |
| Propellant | Two-stage solid propellant[source] | — |
| Guidance system | Laser-guided semi-automatic command to line of sight[source] | — |
| Launch platform | Two-person infantry crew or vehicle-mounted[source] | — |
| In service | — | 1987–present[source] |
| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designer | — | Dynamit Nobel AG[source] |
| Variants | — | Panzerfaust 3-T, Panzerfaust 3-IT600, Panzerfaust 3LW, Panzerfaust 3LW-HESH, Bunkerfaust, 110 mm (4.3 in) anti-tank weapon[source] |
| Sights | — | Hensoldt Wetzlar ZF 2.5 X 10 Telescopic sight[source] |
| Penetration | — | 700 mm Panzerstahl[source]Panzerfaust 3 · Durchschlagsleistung Panzerfaust |