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Also known as PWM

thumb|right|Drawings of a Panzerwurfmine The Panzerwurfmine (abbreviated to PWM) was a shaped charge hand-thrown anti-tank grenade used by Luftwaffe ground troops in World War II.

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thumb|right|Drawings of a Panzerwurfmine The Panzerwurfmine (abbreviated to PWM) was a shaped charge hand-thrown anti-tank grenade used by Luftwaffe ground troops in World War II.

==Appearance== The Panzerwurfmine's appearance owed much to the Panzerfaust (specifically its warhead), which was of similar construction and operation. The major difference was that the PWM had a tube attached to the charge, running behind it, with some form of stabilising fins or canvas attached to the rear of the tube.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Panzerwurfmine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.