2.8 cm sPzB 41
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2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 or "Panzerbüchse 41" was a German anti-tank weapon working on the squeeze bore principle. Officially classified as a heavy anti-tank rifle, it would be better described,
2.8 cm sPzB 41 at the Musée des Blindés.
A British soldier examines a captured sPzB 41 anti-tank gun, near Catania, Sicily, 1943.
sPzB 41 captured by the British Army, 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 250/11 of Großdeutschland Division, Eastern Front, 1943.
Squeeze bore
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A squeeze bore, alternatively taper-bore, cone barrel or conical barrel, is a weapon where the internal barrel diameter progressively decreases towards the muzzle, resulting in a reduced final interna
2.8 cm sPzB 41
…2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 (sPzB 41) or "Panzerbüchse 41" was a German anti-tank weapon working on the squeeze bore principle. Officially classified as a heavy anti-tank rifle (German: schwere Panzerbüchse), it would be better described, and is widely referred to…
7.5 cm Pak 41 squeeze bore gun
7.5 cm Pak 41 flange-projectiles. Left: Armor-piercing composite non-rigid (APCNR) Right: Armor-piercing (AP)
The original patent filed by Hermann Gerlich in 1932