Brontekst bekijken van 8.8 cm Raketenwerfer 43

{{Infobox weapon
 |name=''8.8&nbsp;cm Raketenwerfer 43''
 | image= Raketen-Panzerbüchse 43 Normandy P001135.jpg
|caption=The ''8.8&nbsp;cm Raketenwerfer 43'' being inspected by Allied troops. Note the presence of the wrong ammunition {{efn|Projectile in the image held by officer is RPzB. Gr. 4322 electrically primed with long tailboom, meant for ''[[Panzerschreck]]''. Raketenwerfer 43 projectile RPzB. Gr. 4312 is percussion primed and tailboom is shorter.}}
 |type= [[Anti-tank warfare|Anti-tank]] [[Shoulder-launched missile weapon|rocket launcher]]
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 |service= 1943–45
 |wars=[[World War II]] <!-- Production history -->
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 |number=~3000 <ref>Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck by Rottman, Gordon L. Shumate, Johnny page 29.</ref>
 |length={{convert|2.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
 |width={{convert|1|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
 |height={{convert|.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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 |action= breech loaded, fired from closed breech<ref name="RottmanShumate2014" />
 | image_size = 300
 |origin=Nazi Germany
 |is_ranged=yes
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 |is_UK=
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 |used_by=[[Nazi Germany]]
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 |weight={{convert|143|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
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 |crew= 2
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 |cartridge= RPzB. Gr. 4312<ref name="RottmanShumate2014" />
 |caliber={{convert|88|mm|in|abbr=on}}
 |rate=
 |velocity={{convert|140|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}
 |range={{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on}} (moving target)<br>{{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}} (stationary target)<ref name="RottmanShumate2014" />
 |max_range={{convert|750|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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The '''8.8&nbsp;cm Raketenwerfer 43 Puppchen'''{{efn|Many sources refer to this weapon as ''Püppchen'', German for "little doll". The official name was ''Puppchen'' without the [[Diaeresis (diacritic)|umlaut]].}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index.php/Thread/37745-Puppchen-auch-Püppchen-8-8cm-Raketenwerfer-43-in-Frankreich/|title="Puppchen" (auch "Püppchen" ? ) = 8,8cm Raketenwerfer 43, in Frankreich|website=Forum der Wehrmacht| date=19 October 2013 |access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> was an 88&nbsp;mm [[caliber|calibre]] reusable [[Anti-tank warfare|anti-tank]] rocket launcher developed by [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]].

''Raketenwerfer 43'' was given to [[infantry]] to bolster their anti-tank capability. The weapon was fired from a small two-wheeled gun carriage which fired a percussion-primed, rocket-propelled, fin-stabilized [[grenade]]  RPzB. Gr. 4312<ref name="RottmanShumate2014">{{cite book |author1=Gordon L Rottman |author2=Johnny Shumate |author3=Alan Gilliland |title=Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=azJfBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA29 |date=20 August 2014 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-78200-790-6 |pages=29–30 |access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref> with a [[shaped charge]] [[warhead]]. The grenade had a shorter tailboom of {{convert|490|mm|abbr=on}} compared to the {{convert|650|mm|abbr=on}} tailboom for the electrically-primed grenade RPzB. Gr. 4322 for the ''[[Panzerschreck]]''.<ref name="RottmanShumate2014" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lonesentry.com/ordnance/tag/raketenwerfer?dur=484 |title=8.8 cm R. Pz. B. Gr. 4312: Antitank Rocket Grenade |website=Catalog of Enemy Ordnance |publisher=U.S. Office of Chief of Ordnance |year=1945 |access-date=6 August 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113921/http://www.lonesentry.com/ordnance/tag/raketenwerfer?dur=484 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both grenades used identical warhead and fuzing.<ref name="RottmanShumate2014" />

[[File:Armamentarium. Duitse raketwerper van 8,8 cm met projectiel (Objectnummer 2155 007171).jpg|thumb|left|Raketenwerfer 43 mounted on skis]]
Approximately 3,000 units were completed from 1943 to 1945. It was made in much smaller numbers than either the ''Panzerschreck'', which was based on the American [[Bazooka]] rocket launcher, or the ''[[Panzerfaust]]'', which was a disposable anti tank [[recoilless rifle]]. This is partly because it was realized that a simple hollow tube with an ignition device was all that was needed to launch the 88&nbsp;mm rocket, rather than an elaborate miniature artillery piece with carriage and breech. Due to the carriage and better sights, the accuracy was better, and the range more than double that of the ''Panzerschreck''. However, ''Raketenwerfer 43'' was more expensive, heavier and had longer production time than ''Panzerschreck'' or '' Panzerfaust''.<ref name="RottmanShumate2014" />

==See also==
*[[Shoulder-launched missile weapon]]
*[[List of common World War II infantry weapons]]

==References==
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==Notes==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Raketen-Panzerbüchse 43}}
* http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/rocket/index.html
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070818200847/http://vincesgallery.smugmug.com/gallery/1331090#62773580]

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