Japanese Panzerfaust

CombatCollectionGuy · #1 (**permalink**) January 16th, 2007, 06:45 PM

Any of you heard of the 'Japanese Panzerfaust?' It was reported of being used at the end of the war but there are no documents (as far as i know) about it....

Tim · #2 (**permalink**) January 17th, 2007, 10:22 PM

i think the germans gave them theirs. i dont believe the japanese actually developed their own. Correct me if im wrong.

T. A. Gardner · #3 (**permalink**) January 18th, 2007, 01:52 AM

Yes, the Japanese did copy the Panzerfaust very late in the war. Their model used a 890mm long tubeof 45mm diameter firing a 5.3Kg bomb that could penetrate about 120mm of armor. It had about a 30 meter range. Only a small quantity were completed prior to the war's end and it saw no actual service.