Hello All,
I picked this kit up a while back and am thinking of starting it. Anyone know of any good sites for reference on this strange littile Gun?

Not sure if i know exactly what you are talking about. What kind of kit?
I know the only references i might have are from "the encylopedia of German tanks of WWII".
If i am correct, they have these mounted on captured bren carriers.

Hello I also have started this gun and was curious about it. greatbrit has a book that lists this little gun and from what he told me was that 'in 1944 the german army requested designs of a light anti tank gun for infantry use. one of the desins put forward was this weapon(racketenwerfer). in effect it was the 8.8cm panzer schrek rocket launcher mounted on the carriage of the 2.8cm panzerbuche tapered bore gun, and with the rear end of the launcher closed by a simple sliding breech mechanism. this did away with the back blast, always an objectionable feature of open launchers.by confining the blast within a confined tube, the velocity was increased, so increasing range and accuracy. on the other hand, this produced a certain ammount of recoil, but this was easily controlled by the exisitng system from the 2.8cm gun.

the projectile was the same hollow charge bomb as used with the panzerschrek, but with the addition of a sealing unit at the tail end which resembled a short cartridge case. this formed the neccesary seal at the rear end of the tube when the breech was closed. ignition was by a percussion system .

the number of RW43 which saw sservice is in some doubt, some speak of several, others refer to it as a prototype. obviously it did not reach the specifications of the army in that it was still a rocket, and the demand was for a weapon that used less propellant. but it seems that upwards of a hundred in in the hands of troops by the wars end, and from the few accounts there are, it seems it was an effective weapon' thats from 'encycopedia of infantry weapons of ww2'by Ian Hogg. If you have futher questions you may try to contact him. Cheers Kevin and I hope this helps

like jackhammer says, if you want more info, id be happy to help,

ive bought a new scanner, so as soon as i get it installed ill scan the article and pics for you both if you want

cheers

joe

Thanks Joe, I sure would like to see it. Kevin

Yes, Joe that would be of great help! Thanks for the offer.

Dave