I never knew...

[greenlionhaert]

that germans also had their "grenade launchers" http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif. Looks the same system as the american

pics (http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Bilderseiten/gewehrgranatgerat.htm)

[Alex-n]

Thanks for the link. I did not know that, either.

http://img209.exs.cx/img209/1714/waffenss9td.th.jpg (http://img209.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img209&image=waffenss9td.jpg)

[Basher66]

Yes, but it seems they were used more in the early parts of the war and on the Eastern front, rather than post June 6th of 44.

[greenlionhaert]

Maybe the german doctrine didn't believe in the use of grenade launcher as they had a small blast radius and impact.

[Basher66]

They were also pretty ineffective. See that little AT grenade, fat chance of it taking out a Sherman, maybe lucky and get a half track with it (inside the half track that is) or inside a tank destroyer, but not much else. Quite a few have surfaced in the Bulge area recently, but this doesnt mean much, as the ones found could be duds (see why they didnt use them) or could have been a rear supply area. The US used them quite a bit more for anti personell, as the bazooka was far greater at the AT role than the rifle grenade

[greenlionhaert]

Grenades launcher from rifles were, I think, never used for taking out armored tanks, only anto personell like a tankcrew sitting on a tank or a half track full of soldiers.

[Lord_Headshot]

By June of '44, the Germans had the RPzB-54 "Panzerschrek" launcher and Panzerfaust disposable launchers in fairly wide distribution. Since they worked wonders against allied tanks, it's no wonder the rifle grenades fell out of favor.