Hi Charles -that's pretty interesting and also something I didn't have
a clue about. I'm still amazed at how knowledgeable posters on this
group are about military subjects such as weapons systems.
On Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:32:59 +0000, Charles Lindbergh
<spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:03:21 -0500, Erinnerungen <ugh@bingbam.com> wrote:
>
>The Nazi RPzB.43 Ofenrohr, an 88mm anti-armor rocket launcher. It was derived
>from captured American made 60mm Bazookas. The operator had to wear a poncho
>and gas mask without filter for protection from the heat of the rocket back
>blast. They fixed this issue by adding a shield to the RPzB.54 Panzerschreck.
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