Fliegerfaust & Luftfaust: Poor man's Flak
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The Fliegerfaust previously known as the Luftfaust B and its predecessor Luftfaust A look rather surreal and a more like "video-game weapons", but they were actually produced and used, although to a limited degree. In this video Dr. Jens Wehner and I look at the remnants of the Luftfaust B (Fliegerfaust) and Luftfaust A found in Germany. Furthermore, we also look at what we found in the German military archives and German literature on the topic as well. We look at development, effectiveness, production and the links to the Luftwaffe and Panzerfaust as well. Disclaimer: I was invited by Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr Dresden in 2019 & 2021. http://www.mhmbw.de/ Cover Design by vonKickass. Cover Images: (1) Image is an adapted screenshot from Battlefield™ V done by vonKickass. Thanks to Andy for posing with the Fliegerfaust. (2) Image is an adapted screenshot of War Thunder done by MHV and adapted by vonKickass. »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Fleischer, Wolfgang: Deutsche Nahkampfmittel Munition, Granaten und Kampfmittel bis 1945. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2018. Hahn, Fritz: Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres: 1933 - 1945. Bd. 1: Infanteriewaffen, Pionierwaffen, Artilleriewaffen, Pulver, Spreng- und Kampfstoffe. Dörfler Verlag: Eggolsheim, Germany, 1995. Hahn, Fritz: Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres: 1933 - 1945. Bd. 2: Panzer- und Sonderfahrzeuge, „Wunderwaffen“, Verbrauch und Verluste. Dörfler Verlag: Eggolsheim, Germany, 1995. BArch, RH 12-2/162: Entwicklung und Verwendung von Fliegerabwehr-Waffen der Infanterie. 1943-1945. BArch, RH 2/948: Verschiedene Angelegenheiten der Gruppe III. Bd. 2. 1944-1945. Chiari, Bernhard u. a.: Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg 9/2: Die Deutsche Kriegsgesellschaft 1939-1945. Zweiter Halbband: Ausbeutung, Deutungen, Ausgrenzung. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt: München, Germany, 2005. Merkblatt 25b/35: Behelfsmäßige Fliegerabwehr mit Infanterie-Geschützen (Nahfeuer). OKH, GenStdH / Gen d Inf b Chef Gn St d H.: o. O. 1944. Hogg, Ian V.: German artillery of World War Two. Paperback edition, Frontline Books: London, UK, 1975 (2013). https://gemhflatr.de/joomla/images/bogenschuetze/2020_3/Kap09_Tradition_Luftfaust_2020_III.pdf https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milliarde https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million http://characterisationexplosiveweapons.org/studies/annex-c-81-82-120-mm-mortars/ #Fliegerfaust,#Luftfaust,#RealFliegerfaust
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