In Service: 1943 to 1945
Manufacturer:
Number built: 1,125
Type: Panzerwerfer
Calibre: 15 cm
Length: 1.3 m
Weight: 8,500 kg
Breech: electrically fired
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: +13° 30 to +45°
Traverse: 360°
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 340 m/s
Effective range: 6,900 m
Shell Weight: 34.7 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Rocket Artillery
Articles:
The 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 (15 cm Pz.Wf 42) was a ten barreled
multiple rocket launcher mounted on two self propelled artillery
vehicles,
15
cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf (Sf) Sd.Kfz. 4/1 or 15 cm Panzerwerfer
42 auf Selbstfahrlafette Sd.Kfz. 4/1 based on the Opel Maultier,
or "mule", halftrack and
15
cm Panzerwerfer 42 (Zehnling) auf (Sf) sWS or 15 cm Panzerwerfer
42 (Zehnling) auf Selbstfahrlafette Schwere Wehrmachtschleppe.
And fired a 15 cm Wurfgranate 41 Spreng missile that was spin
stabilised electrically fired. The crews of these weapons
could only fire once because smoke trails marked the firing
location, making it relatively easy for the enemy to shoot
back. Counter-battery fire was thus a serious issue for rocket
units
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German Rocket Launchers in WWII
ISBN-10: 0887402402
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
For a complete list of
sources