Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page

WEAPONS, OBSTACLES, AND VEHICLES 49
Since standard German antitank guns fire projectiles which
are sufficiently large for the use of high explosives, they may also
be used against personnel. The number of German antitank weapons
assigned to each unit has tended to increase; there also has been an
increase in the number of guns mounted on self-propelled carriages.
The antitank rifles, models 38 and 39 (Panzerbiichse, or Pz.B.,
38 or 39), are the organic antitank weapons of the rifle company
(three per company) (fig. 33). When permanently modified for
firing standard rifle grenades, model 39 is known as the Granatbiichse
39 (Gr.B. 39). This modification is often found in place
of the standard antitank rifle.
Carrying handle
Blpod lock
Stock reletse MUI
Figure 33.-Antitank rifle (Pz.B. 39).
Rubber shock absorber
Figure 34.-28/20-mm antitank gun (s.Pz.B. 41).