Service Data:
In Service: 1944 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built: 260
Technical Data:
Type: Panzerabwehrwerfer
Calibre: 81.4 mm
Length: m
Weight: kg
Breech: vertical sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydro pneumatic
Carriage: split trail
Elevation: -6° to +32°
Traverse: 55�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 520 m/s
Effective range: 6,200 m
Shell Weight: kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Anti-Tank Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 8 cm PAW 600 (8 cm Panzerabwehrwerfer 600)
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239
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