All of the Panzerfaust weapons consisted of a disposable firing tube though plans and testing were underway for reusable tube system through the Panzerfaust 150 and the Panzerfaust 200 developments - these were not completed before the fall of Berlin in May of 1945. As such, operators were only allowed a single, well-placed shot with these weapons. The projectile was nothing more than a High-Explosive (HE) armor defeating warhead. The weapons weighed nearly 14lbs and featured a length of 3 feet 3 inches.
In practice, Panzerfaust lethality rose during the latter stages of the war as German troops became more effective and landing their rockets into more vulnerable areas of Allied tanks. The period following the Normandy Invasion saw a considerable increase in enemy tanks disabled or destroyed thanks to Panzerfaust fire - particularly when operators could lie in ambush. They proved very sound weapons in the field and were even held in high regard by Allied forces who found it a more effective weapon than the standard M1 Bazooka and PIAT.
The Panzerfaust 60 model was the more readily available of all the Panzerfaust marks during the war and saw service with Finland against Soviet armor.
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