German Grenadier Kneeling with Panzerfaust in Zeltbahn and Greatcoat, Winter 1944-45

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The Panzerfaust worked by chemistry, not muscle — and that was what made it so dangerous to any tank. Its warhead was a shaped charge: a cone of high explosive that, on impact, col lapsed into a thin jet of superheated metal moving fast enough to bore straight through armor plate, regardless of how thick it was. That principle meant even the humblest infantryman could kill the heaviest tank, if he got close enough. And the weapon kept improving — the first Panzerfaust 30 reached only about 30 meters, but the Panzerfaust 60 and the Panzerfaust 100, arriving in late 1944, pushed the range out far enough to give the firer a real chance of surviving the shot he took. The figure kneels with the Panzerfaust leveled and ready, a Zeltbahn over his greatcoat and his 98k slung. Build a winter tank-ambush around him with the standing Grenadier with Panzerfaust and the Panzerknacker, waiting for the U.S. M4A3 Sherman to come within range. W. Britain model 25276. 1/30 scale (approximately 60mm), matte-painted metal. Single kneeling foot figure on a sculpted groundwork base. Boxed. Show more