Английская Википедия:8 cm Granatwerfer 34
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The 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 (8 cm GrW 34) was the standard German infantry mortar throughout World War II.[1] It was noted for its accuracy and rapid rate of fireШаблон:Citation needed.
History
The weapon was of conventional design and broke down into three loads (smooth bore barrel, bipod, baseplate) for transport.[1] Attached to the bipod were a traversing handwheel and a cross-leveling handwheel below the elevating mechanism.[2] A panoramic sight was mounted on the traversing mechanism yoke for fine adjustments. A line on the tube could be used for rough laying.[3]
The 8 cm GrW 34/1 was an adaptation for use in self-propelled mountings. A lightened version with a shorter barrel was put into production as the kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42.
The mortar employed conventional 8 cm 3.5 kg shells (high explosive or smoke) with percussion fuzes. The range could be extended by fitting up to three additional powder charges between the shell tailfins.[3]
A total of 74,336,000 rounds of ammunition were produced for the Granatwerfer 34 from September 1939 to March 1945.[4]
Ammunition
List of available ammunition for the Granatwerfer 34.[5]
| Name | Caliber | Mass of explosive material | Target effect | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wurfgranate 34 (Mortar grenade 34) |
80,7 mm | 533 g | Blast and shrapnel effect | |
| Wurfgranate 34 Blauring (Mortar grenade 34 bluering) |
530 g | Blast, shrapnel and chemical effect | Chemical agent: Adamsite | |
| Wurfgranate 34 Ex (Mortar grenade 34 dummy) |
0 g | None (training ammunition) | Ammunition used for learning general handling | |
| Wurfgranate 34 Nb (Mortar grenade 34 smoke) |
500 g | Smoke effect | Effect load: Sulfur trioxide in pumice stone | |
| Wurfgranate 34 Üb (Mortar grenade 34 training) |
57 g | Minimal blast effect | Training ammunition | |
| Wurfgranate 34 Weißring (Mortar grenade 34 whitering) |
550 g | Blast, shrapnel and chemical effect | Chemical agent: Phenacyl chloride | |
| Wurfgranate 38 (Mortar grenade 38) |
400 g | Blast and shrapnel effect | ||
| Wurfgranate 38 Deut (Mortar grenade 38) |
200 g | Ejection charge | ||
| Wurfgranate 38 umg (Mortar grenade 38 rebuild) |
550 g | Blast and shrapnel effect | ||
| Wurfgranate 39 (Mortar grenade 39) |
400 g | Blast and shrapnel effect | ||
| Wurfgranate 40 (Mortar grenade 40) |
80,9 mm | 2000 g | Blast and shrapnel effect | |
| Wurfgranate 40 Üb (Mortar grenade 40 training) |
0 g | None | Training ammunition |
See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- Brandt Mle 27/31 original French mortar design of the 1920s, after which all 3″/8 cm/81.4 mm/82 mm mortars of the Second World War era were patterned
- Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar British equivalent
- M1 mortar US equivalent
Citations
General sources
- Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939–1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 Шаблон:ISBN
External links
- German: Mortars & Infantry Guns
- German Infantry Mortars
- WW II German Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons (Archived 2009-10-23)
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
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