Brontekst bekijken van Hafthohlladung

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{{Infobox weapon
 | name = Hafthohlladung
 | image = File:Haft-Hohlladung granare 3kg.jpg
 | weight = Weight: 3 kg (H3 version) or 3.5 kg (H3.5 version)
 | is_explosive = Yes
 | service = November 1942-May 1944 (some still used after this period)
 | wars = World War II
 | variants = H3 (Conical) and H3.5 (Bottle shape)
 | origin = Germany
 | number = 553,900
 | caption = Museum display of mine
 }}
The '''''Hafthohlladung''''' (German, lit. "adhesive hollow charge"), also known as the "''Panzerknacker''" ("tank breaker", German connotation "safe cracker"), was a magnetically adhered, [[shaped charge]] [[anti-tank grenade]] used by [[Nazi Germany|German]] forces in [[World War II]], and was sometimes described as a [[Anti-tank mine|mine]].

==Details==
The ''Hafthohlladung'' was primarily used by ''[[Wehrmacht]]'' tank killer squads. Designed with three magnets at the base, each with a pair of poles creating a strong magnetic field across their gap, an  infantryman could attach it to an enemy's tank no matter the angle of the surface. As the blast axis should be flush and perpendicular to the plane of the armour at the point of placement, and armed by pulling the igniter on the rear of the mine, the degree of a tank's sloped armour was irrelevant for the device's penetration. However, since this required direct placement on an enemy tank by an infantryman, using the device was very dangerous, since the deploying infantryman placing it on an enemy fighting vehicle  would be highly vulnerable to enemy fire.

The ''Hafthohlladung'' device was very effective against armour, able to penetrate 140&nbsp;mm of [[rolled homogeneous armour]] (RHA). The H3 (3 kilogram) and H3.5 (3.5 kilogram) models are easily distinguishable; the H3 is [[conical]] and the H3.5 is bottle-shaped .

==Specifications==
*Weight: 3&nbsp;kg (H3 version) or 3.5&nbsp;kg (H3.5 version)
*First issued: November 1942
*Penetration: At 0°, 140&nbsp;mm of [[Rolled homogeneous armour|RHA]] or 508&nbsp;mm (20") of concrete
*Fuse: Friction ignited, 4.5 second delay, later 7.5 seconds in May 1943
*Number produced: 553,900
*Declared obsolete: May 1944 in favour of the ''[[Panzerfaust]]'', but remaining stockpiles used until exhausted

==See also==
* [[Limpet mine]], the anti-ship nautical "precursor" to the Hafthohlladung ordnance
* ''[[Zimmerit]]'', plaster-like coating system applied on German combat vehicles to defeat any similar Allied magnetically adhered anti-tank ordnance

==References==
{{commons category|Hafthohlladungen}}
*[http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/german-grenades/index.html German Hand and Rifle Grenades]
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[[Category:World War II infantry weapons of Germany]]
[[Category:Anti-tank grenades]]
[[Category:Grenades of Germany]]
[[Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1942]]