Raketgevär m/49 & m/51

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The Rg m/49 and m/51 were rocketlaunchers in the Bazooka and Panzerschreck variant. Made of aluminium they were rather light but large which made them unwieldy. The m/51 could be folded to make it half as long during trasport and thus less cumbersome. The firing was electrical which is odd. They had a reputation to be unreliable but many claim that this applied only to the practicerounds. The Rg m/51 was still in service with territorial defence units in the middle of the seventies.

Weight: m/49  7 Kg     m/51  9 Kg

Calibre: 8 cm

Range: Static targets 500 meters, moving targets 150 meters

Amunition: HEAT, HE, Smoke and illumonationrockets.