A Granatwerfer 16 at the Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung, Koblenz, Germany
Type
Infantry mortar Grenade launcher
Place of origin
German Empire
Service history
In service
1916-1920s
Used by
German Empire Austro-Hungarian Empire Kingdom of Bulgaria Ottoman Empire Poland[1]
Wars
World War I
Production history
Designer
Father Vécer
Manufacturer
Stock & Co, Berlin Bing Brothers, Nürnberg Maschinenfabrik Alfred Wolff, Berlin.
Specifications
Mass
Launcher: 24 kg (53 lb) Baseplate: 16 kg (35 lb)
Barrel length
152 mm (6 in)
Shell
1.8 kg (3 lb 15 oz)
Caliber
60 mm (2.4 in)
Recoil
None
Elevation
+14° to +85°
Traverse
80° L/R
Rate of fire
4-5 rpm
Effective firing range
460 m (500 yd)[2]
The kleineGranatenwerfer 16 or Gr.W.16(Small Grenade Launcher Model 1916) in English, was an infantry mortar used by the Central Powers during the First World War. It was designed by a Hungarian priest named Father Vécer and was first used by the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1915. In Austro-Hungarian service, they received the nickname "Priesterwerfers". In 1916 Germany began producing a modified version under license for the Imperial German Army.[3]
^Ciepliński, Andrzej (1994). Encyklopedia współczesnej broni palnej : od połowy XIX wieku. Ryszard Woźniak. Warszawa: WIS. p. 80. ISBN 83-86028-01-7. OCLC 36057898.
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