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Encyclopedia > Granatwerfer 36
Granatenwerfer 36
Type Mortar
Place of origin Nazi Germany
Service history
In service 1936 – 1945
Used by Nazi Germany
Wars Second World War
Production history
Designer Rheinmetall-Borsig AG
Designed 1934
Produced 1936-1945
Variants 5cm leGrW 36
Specifications
Weight 14 kg
Length 465 mm (barrel)
350 mm (bore)
Crew 2

Shell 0.9kg TNT filled
Caliber 50 mm
Traverse: 33°45'
Rate of fire 15-25 rpm
Muzzle velocity 75 m/sec
Effective range 50m - 510m
Maximum range 520 m
Sights Telescopic, Later none

The Granatenwerfer 36 (Literally, "grenade thrower") (Official designation: 5cm leGrW 36) was a mortar used by Germany during World War II. Mortar has several meanings: A mortar is a military weapon into which is dropped a mortar shell, which is then fired in a high ballistic trajectory. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... A shell is a projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, is not solid but contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large projectiles without a filling which are properly termed shot. ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ... The Rate of fire is the speed at which a specific firearm or artillery piece can operate. ... A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ... US soldier loading a M224 60-mm mortar. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...


Development started 1934 by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG and was adopted for service 1936. It's intended role was to engage pockets of resistance that were beyond hand grenade throwing range. Until 1938 it used complicated telescopic sight. By 1941 the Granatwerfer 36 was seen as too complex for its intended role. It fired too light a bomb and had to small a range. Production was terminated. It was gradually withdrawn from front line service by 1942, but available motars remained in use until 1945 with second-line and garrison units until the end of hostilities in 1945. As supplies of the Granatwerfer 36 dwindled during 1944-1945, the Germans often relied on captured French and Russian 50mm mortars, and in most cases, preferring the captured Russian mortars over the standard German issue. Still, the 50mm continued to be popular for the remainder of the war, simply by the fact that it was easily transported by two men, and it provided the Infantry with a hitting power and range capability greater than any other weapon readily available at the squad or section level. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... US soldier loading a M224 60-mm mortar. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ...


Sources

  • German 5cm Leichte Granatwerfer 36
  • Die Waffen Ecke
  • Lone Sentry:50-mm Light Mortar, German
German-made firearms and light weapons of World War II
Side arms (Pistole)
Mauser C96 | Luger | Walther P38 | Walther PPK | Sauer 38H | Mauser HSc
Rifles & carbines (Gewehr & Karabiner)
Karabiner 98k | Gewehr 43/Karabiner 43 | StG44/MP44 | FG42 | StG45(M)
Submachine guns ( Maschinenpistole )
Bergmann MP18 | MP38/MP40 "Schmeisser" | MP3008 "Volks MP"
Machine guns & other larger weapons
MG08 | MG34 | MG42 | Faustpatrone | Panzerfaust | Panzerschreck

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M1900 American Eagle Commercial The Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), popularly known as the Luger pistol is semi-automatic self-loading pistol introduced by Deutsche Waffen und Munitions Fabriken starting in the 1890s. ... The Walther P38 was a 9 mm pistol that was developed by Walther as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II. It was intended to replace the costly Luger P08, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942. ... The Walther PP series pistols include the Walther PP, PPK, and PPK/S. They are blowback-operated semiautomatic pistols manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen in Germany or under license from Walther in France and the United States [1]. These pistols feature an exposed hammer, a double-action trigger mechanism... Image:Sauer 38H.jpg Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sauer 38H The Sauer 38H is a small pistol made in Germany prior to and during World War II. It feature a shrouded hammer, double-action trigger, single-column magazine, and a spring surrounding the barrel. ... Image:Mauser HSC.jpg Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mauser HSC The Mauser HSC is small pistol made in Germany prior to and during World War II and in various places after the war. ... A rifle is a firearm with a stock and a barrel that has a spiral groove or grooves (rifling) cut into its interior. ... A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than, a rifle or musket of a given period. ... The Karabiner 98k (often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k) was a bolt-action rifle adopted as the standard infantry rifle in 1935 by the Wehrmacht, and was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles. ... The Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 (G43, K43; Gew 43, Kar 43) was a semi-automatic rifle of Nazi Germany developed during World War II that was developed from the G41(W) but using a modified gas system somewhat similar to that of the Soviet Tokarev Tokarev SVT40. ... The Maschinenpistole 43, Maschinenpistole 44 and Sturmgewehr 44 (MP43, MP44 and StG44, respectively) were selective-fire automatic rifles developed in Nazi Germany during World War II as part of the Maschinenkarabiner (machine carbine) program. ... The Fallschirmjagergewehr 42, shown with magazine and detachable bayonet. ... Mauser StG45(M) The StG45(M) (aka Mauser Sturmgewehr 1945) was a prototype assault rifle developed by Mauser at the end of World War II, using a roller-delayed blowback mechanism. ... An MP5A4 (fixed stock and 3-round burst trigger group), a popular modern submachine gun A submachine gun is a firearm that combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol, and is usually between the two in weight and size. ... The MP18 was one of the first submachine guns. ... The MP40 (Maschinenpistole 40, literally, Machine pistol 40) was a submachine gun developed for and used extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II. The MP40 was a very well made weapon. ... The 9 millimetre MP 3008 was a German substitute standard submachine gun manufactured toward the end of World War II. The weapon was almost identical to the British Sten, except for its vertical magazine. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... MG08 with optical sight. ... The Maschinengewehr 34, or MG 34, was a German machine gun that was first produced and accepted for service in 1934, and first issued to units in 1935. ... The Maschinengewehr 42, or MG42 was a machine gun that was developed for and entered service with Germany in 1942, during World War II. The 7. ... The Faustpatrone (literally fist cartridge) was a German anti-tank weapon of early World War II, it was said to have been the prototype for the Panzerfaust (armored or tank fist). Much smaller in physical appearance, the Faustpatrone was actually heavier than the better known Panzerfaust. ... 4 Panzerfausts in the original casing, displayed in Helsinki Military Museum Panzerfaust. ... The Panzerschreck (German: tank terrorizer) was the popular name for the Raketenpanzerbüchse (rocket tank rifle, abbreviated to RPzB) an 88 mm calibre reusable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by the Germans in World War II. Another popular nick-name was Ofenrohr (stove pipe). It was given to infantry to... The Flammenwerfer 35 was a German flamethrower used on the Eastern Front during WWII to clear out trenches and buildings. ... Panzerbüchse (plural: Panzerbüchsen) is the German term for anti-tank rifle used in World War II. Literally it means tank rifle; here, the word Büchse is the term for rifle in sports or hunting jargon. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Notable foreign-made infantry weapons
P.640(b) | Vis.35 | Vz.24/G24(t) | MG26(t) | Panzerbüchse 35(p)
German-made cartridges used by the Wehrmacht
7.92 x 57 mm | 7.63 x 25 mm Mauser | 7.92 mm Kurz | 7.65 mm Luger | 9mm Luger


 

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