Nazi Germany East Germany Bulgaria Yugoslavian Partisans[1]
Wars
World War II
Production history
Designer
Rheinmetall
Designed
1932–1934
Unit cost
810 Reichsmark
Produced
1934–1945
No. built
75,255[2]
Variants
8 cm GrW 34/1
Specifications
Mass
62 kg (136.6 lbs) steel barrel 57 kg (125.6 lbs) alloy barrel
Barrel length
1.14 m (3 ft 9 in)[3]
Shell
3.5 kg (7 lb 11 oz)
Caliber
81.4 mm (3.20 in)
Elevation
45° to 90°
Traverse
10° to 23°[3]
Rate of fire
15-25 rpm
Muzzle velocity
174 m/s (571 ft/s)
Effective firing range
400–1,200 m (440–1,310 yd)
Maximum firing range
2.4 km (1.5 mi)[3]
The 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 (8 cm GrW 34) was the standard German infantry mortar throughout World War II.[4] It was noted for its accuracy and rapid rate of fire[citation needed].
^Vukšić, Velimir (July 2003). Tito's partisans 1941–45. Warrior 73. Osprey Publishing. pp. 25, 61. ISBN 978-1-84176-675-1.
^[1] (in German)
^ abcChamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. ISBN 0-668-03817-9. OCLC 2067459.
^German Infantry Weapons. United States War Department. May 25, 1943. p. 102.
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