Details:
Due to the restrictions placed by the Treaty of Versailles
following their defeat in the Great War, Germany was
restricted from developing artillery. As a result they
turned to the development of rocket propulsion as a
means of a delivery system.
This superb
weapon, along with the 21cm Wurfgranate 42 (G138), was
amongst the product of this research the Wermacht made
great use of these weapons.
The highly
visible vapour trail left after firing meant that the
weapons and crews had to vacate the firing area before
the return artillery fire and although initially trailed
by light vehicles, in particular the 1ton Demag Halftrack
(G133), eventually the systems were mounted on armoured
halftracks for greater mobility. (See G82 & G185)
We
also produce a specifically designed crew for this weapon.
See FIG.21. |
