Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - Command and ...
Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - Command and ...
Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - Command and ...
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WEAPONS, OBSTACLES, AND VEHICLES 49<br />
Since st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>German</strong> antitank guns fire projectiles which<br />
are sufficiently large for the use of high explosives, they may also<br />
be used against personnel. <strong>The</strong> number of <strong>German</strong> antitank weapons<br />
assigned to each unit has tended to increase; there also has been an<br />
increase in the number of guns mounted on self-propelled carriages.<br />
<strong>The</strong> antitank rifles, models 38 <strong>and</strong> 39 (Panzerbiichse, or Pz.B.,<br />
38 or 39), are the organic antitank weapons of the rifle company<br />
(three per company) (fig. 33). When permanently modified for<br />
firing st<strong>and</strong>ard rifle grenades, model 39 is known as the Granatbiichse<br />
39 (Gr.B. 39). This modification is often found in place<br />
of the st<strong>and</strong>ard antitank rifle.<br />
Carrying h<strong>and</strong>le<br />
Blpod lock<br />
Stock reletse MUI<br />
Figure 33.-Antitank rifle (Pz.B. 39).<br />
Rubber shock absorber<br />
Figure 34.-28/20-mm antitank gun (s.Pz.B. 41).