Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 24-Oct-2018

FLIEGERFAUST

(Germany)


Although it was an experimental type of weapon with self-propelled rocket ammunition. Some weapon of this type appeared abandoned in the final battle in Berlin, at the end of WWII.

Soldado con el arma al hombro
"Soldier with the weapon on his shoulder"

-Clearly it was an anti-aircraft weapon, a kind of "bazooka" of multiple guns of smaller size. So it was an AAA.

Fliegerfaust aspect
"Fliegerfaust aspect"

Ammunition
"Ammunition"

-The charges were in a bunch of rocket-bullets joined by a wiring for firing.

Ammunition with explosive and propulsion charge
"Ammunition with explosive and propulsion charge"

From Appendix 12: We found an image of Fliegerfaust products that we show below.

Productos de Fliegerfaust
"Fliegerfaust products"