Panzerschreck
Panzerschreck (
tank scarer in the
German language) is an
anti-tank weapon used by
Germany during
World War II. It was developed by copying the
US Army's "
bazooka", but made considerably more capable in terms of armor penetration in order to deal with current and future
Red Army tanks. Whereas the bazooka had problems with the German 100mm armor, notably on the
Tiger tank, the Panzerschreck could penetrate over 200mm of armor which enabled it to deal with any tank fielded during the war.