21 cm Nebelwerfer 42

21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 - 21 cm Wurfgranate 42

The 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 (21 cm NbW 42) was a German multiple rocket launcher used in the Second World War. The name Nebelwerfer is best translated as "smoke mortar".

Specifications

(1942 – 1945)

• Type: Rocket artillery
• Place of origin: Nazi Germany
• In service: 1942–45
• Manufacturer: Donauwörth Machine Factory
• No. built: 2626
• Mass: Empty: 550 kg (1,210 lb)
• Loaded: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb)
• Length: 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
• Barrel length: 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)
• Width: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
• Height: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
• Crew: 4
• Shell: 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
• Shell weight: 109.55 kg (241.5 lb)
• Caliber: 21 cm (8.3 in)
• Barrels: 5
• Carriage: split-trail
• Elevation: -5° to +45°
• Traverse: 24°
• Muzzle velocity: 320 m/s (1,000 ft/s)
• Maximum firing range: 7,850 m (8,580 yd)
• Filling: HE
• Filling weight: 10.17 kg (22.4 lb)

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The 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title	Appears As	Note	Date
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront			2021