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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the rocket-propelled grenades (rpg) category.
01 / Overview
Panzerfaust 30
Category
Country
Production
1942–1945
Quantity
8,254,300
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES (RPG) · WORLD WAR II
5
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the rocket-propelled grenades (rpg) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Weapon Typerecoilless launcher
- Service Entry Year1943
- Weight5.1 kg
- Calibre44 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Operation6MOD.6
- Action Typesingle-shot
- Crew1
- Single-Use / DisposableYes
- Shoulder-FiredYes
- Reload Typedisposable
- Sight Typeleaf
▣Performance6MOD.6
- Muzzle Velocity30 m/s
- Effective Range30 m
- Maximum Range30 m
- Minimum Arming Range0 m
- Rate of Fire1
- Projectile Weight400 g
◇Warhead & Effect7MOD.7
- Warhead Typeshaped charge
- Penetration (RHA)140 mm
- Blast / Lethal Radius0 m
- HE RoundYes
- HEAT RoundYes
- Tandem ChargeNo
- Thermobaric RoundNo
◆Ammunition2MOD.2
- Ammunition TypesHEAT
- Magazine / Drum Capacity1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1942Production started
- 1943Entered service
- 1945Production ended
84
years in service
3
years in production
8,254,300
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 8 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries8country
05 / MASS Score
ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES (RPG) RANKING Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPG) · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
37ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES (RPG)5WORLD WAR II · ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES (RPG)660GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS31PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES (RPG)
ⓘ Rankings are within theRocket-Propelled Grenades (RPG)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
High-explosive anti-tank round fired from underbarrel grenade launchers, designed to penetrate armored targets using a shaped charge warhead.
A portable rocket or missile launcher designed to be operated by a single soldier from the shoulder.
A single-use or disposable underbarrel grenade launcher is a type that is intended to be used once and then discarded, often due to its low cost or limited functionality.
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