17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer information

17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer
17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer
	17 cm Minenwerfer n/A at the Verdun Memorial, Verdun, France
Type	Medium trench mortar
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1913–1918
Used by	German Empire; Latvia;
Wars	World War I
Production history
Designer	Rheinmetall
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall
Produced	1913–1918
No. built	approx. 2361
Variants	17 cm mMW n/A
Specifications
Mass	483 kg (1,065 lbs)
Barrel length	a/A: 64.6 cm (2 ft 1 in) L/3.8; n/A: 76.5 cm (2 ft 6 in) L/4.5
Calibre	170 mm (6.69 in)
Recoil	hydro-spring
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	+45° to 90°
Traverse	25°
Rate of fire	20 rpm
Muzzle velocity	200 m/s (656 ft/s)
Effective firing range	300 m (325 yards)
Maximum firing range	1,600 meters (1,700 yd)
Sights	panoramic

The 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer (17 cm mMW) was a mortar used by Germany in World War I.

^ Dambītis, Kārlis (2016). Latvijas armijas artilērija 1919.-1940.g.: Vieta bruņotajos spēkos, struktūra un uzdevumi [Artillery of the Latvian Army (1918–1940): structure, tasks and place in the Armed forces] (PhD thesis). University of Latvia. p. 225.

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17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer
17 cm Minenwerfer n/A at the Verdun Memorial, Verdun, France
Type	Medium trench mortar
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1913–1918
Used by	German Empire Latvia^[1]
Wars	World War I
Production history
Designer	Rheinmetall
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall
Produced	1913–1918
No. built	approx. 2361
Variants	17 cm mMW n/A
Specifications
Mass	483 kg (1,065 lbs)
Barrel length	a/A: 64.6 cm (2 ft 1 in) L/3.8 n/A: 76.5 cm (2 ft 6 in) L/4.5

Calibre	170 mm (6.69 in)
Recoil	hydro-spring
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	+45° to 90°
Traverse	25°
Rate of fire	20 rpm
Muzzle velocity	200 m/s (656 ft/s)
Effective firing range	300 m (325 yards)
Maximum firing range	1,600 meters (1,700 yd)
Sights	panoramic