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Nebelwerfer 35

The purpose of this weapon is to fire the 8 cm mortar smoke ammunition.

There are no markings of identification value.

This model is a "Stokes" type, smooth-bore, muzzle loading weapon for high angle fire. It has only one barrel and fires the streamlined mortar shell with tail fins; the projectile is non-rotating in flight. This mortar is actually an 8.1 cm mortar, although the Germans call it 8 cm. The external diameter of the barrel is 4.14 inches; the maximum range is 3000 yards.

The main parts of the mortar are as follows:

Base plate

Safety bolt

Tube

Tube clamp

Panoramic sight

Elevating crank

Traversing handwheel

Bipod

There is also a 10 cm model of the above type of chemical mortar.

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