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Gewehrgranatengerät

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Schiessbecher grenade launcher

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Gewehrgranatengerät (a.k.a. Schiessbecher) - 30x250 mm
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Gewehrgranatengerät mounted on Kar98k rifle.
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Schiessbecher grenade launcher for the FG 42 - 30x250 mm
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Schiessbecher mounted on FG 42.

The Gewehrgranatengerät ("rifle grenade device"), also known as Schiessbecher ("shooting cup," note that it is spelled with an "ie" instead of "ei", which means something much more unfortunate), was a WWII-era German rifle grenade launcher. It had a rifled barrel that could be attached to the muzzle of Karabiner 98k, FG 42, Sturmgewehr 44 and several other German rifles. The launcher fired 30mm grenades with 250mm length.

The types of grenades that can be fired from the Schiessbecher include:

  • Gewehr-Panzergranate: Shaped charge anti-armor
  • Gross Gewehr-Panzergranate: Improved shaped charge anti-armor
  • Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61: High-powered shaped charge anti-armor
  • Gewehr-Sprenggranate: High-explosive antipersonnel
  • Propaganda-Gewehrgranate: Fires leaflets for propaganda purposes

Specifications

(1942-1944)

  • Type: Rifle grenade launcher
  • Length: 9.8 inch (250 mm)
  • Weight: 26 oz (760 g)
  • Maximum range: 270 yards (250 m)
  • Calibre: 1.2 inch (30 mm)
  • Capacity: 1 round
  • Fire modes: Manual

The Gewehrgranatengerät appears in the following films and video games:

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Dnieper Line: Love and War German soldier 2009

Video Games

Title Referred As Notes Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe Used with Kar 98 2001 - 2013
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Added in Breakthrough expansion pack 2002
Battlefield: 1942 Added in Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII expansion pack 2002
Day of Defeat: Source 2005
Call of Duty 3 Used with Kar 98 2006
Medal of Honor: Airborne Used with Kar 98 and Gewehr 43 2007
Call of Duty: World at War Used with Kar 98 and Gewehr 43 2008
Wolfenstein Used with MP40, MP43 (in concept art only) and Kar 98, incorrectly depicted as a suppressor 2009
Company of Heroes 2 Used with Mosin Nagant M91/30 and Kar98k 2013
Day of Infamy Used with Kar 98 2016
Call of Duty: WWII Added in 2018 update 2017
Post Scriptum Used with Kar 98k 2018
Enlisted mounted on Kar98k 2021
mounted on FG 42/I
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront mounted on Kar98k 2021

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Japanese Capital Police officer Mounted on a Kar98k 1998

Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40

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Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40
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Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 mounted on Kar98k rifle.

The Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 or GGP/40 for short was a shaped charge rifle grenade used by German forces during the Second World War. It was originally developed for Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger units to provide them with a light and portable anti-tank weapon.

Specifications

(1940-1945)

  • Type: Rifle grenade launcher
  • Length: 9.8 inch (234 mm)
  • Weight: 26 oz (515 g)
  • Maximum range: 270 yards (91 m)

The Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 appears in the following films and video games:


Video Games

Title Referred As Notes Release Date
Enlisted The Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 mounted on Karabiner 98k. 2021