Editing Armbrust (section)

==Overview==
[[File:ARMBRUST-MATADOR Comparison.JPG|thumb|left|Comparing the Armbrust (top) and MATADOR (bottom)]]
[[File:Armbrust projectile Iraq OIG.jpg|thumb|left|An Armbrust 67 mm projectile (via Iraq OIG)]]

The Armbrust is a [[Recoilless rifle|recoilless weapon]], and is one of the few weapons of this kind that may safely be fired in an enclosed space. The [[propellant]] charge is placed between two [[piston]]s with the [[projectile]] in front of one and a mass of shredded [[plastic]] in the rear. Unlike most recoilless weapons, it is a true counter-shot weapon, as the mass of the projectile is equal to the mass of the counterweight and they are ejected from the [[gun barrel|barrel]] at the same initial [[velocity]]. When the weapon is fired, the propellant expands, pushing the two pistons out. The projectile is forced out of the front and the plastic out of the back. The plastic disperses on leaving the back of the barrel, and is quickly stopped by [[air resistance]]. The pistons jam at either end of the barrel, locking the hot gases inside. Its warhead can penetrate up to 300&nbsp;mm of [[steel]] armor.<ref>Jane's Infantry Weapons 1995-96, page 318, edited by T. Gander and I. Hogg, {{ISBN|0-7106-1241-9}}</ref>

Since 2004, Armbrusts have gradually been replaced by the Israeli-German-[[Singapore]] co-developed [[MATADOR]].<ref name="MINDEF1">{{cite press release |title=Factsheet - MATADOR: Unguided Short Range Anti-Armour Weapon (SRAAW) |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)|Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)]] |date=15 June 2005 |url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2004/sep/04sep04_nr/04sep04_fs.html |access-date=16 June 2011 |archive-date=22 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022191938/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2004/sep/04sep04_nr/04sep04_fs.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>