Colani: 1 versie geïmporteerd

2024-07-09T21:11:45Z

1 versie geïmporteerd

Nieuwe pagina

{{One source|date=April 2023}}{{Infobox weapon
|name=21 cm Granatwerfer 69
| image=21cmGrW69.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption=A GrW 69 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, [[Ft. Sill]], [[Oklahoma|OK]]
|origin=Nazi Germany
|type= [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]]

|is_ranged=yes
|is_bladed=
|is_explosive=
|is_artillery=yes
|is_vehicle=

|service= 1944–45
|used_by=[[Nazi Germany]]
|wars= [[Second World War]]

|designer=[[Škoda Works|Skoda]]
|design_date=
|manufacturer=[[Škoda Works|Skoda]]
|production_date= 1944–45
|number=200
|variants=

|weight=2,800 kg (6,173 lbs)
|length=
|part_length={{convert|3|m|ftin}}
|crew=

|cartridge=
|caliber=210.9 mm (8.30 in)
|action=
|rate=
|velocity=285 m/s (935 ft/s) light bomb 247 m/s (810 ft/s) heavy bomb
|range=5,190 m (5,676 yds) heavy bomb
|max_range=6,300 m (6,890 yds) light bomb
|feed=
|sights=

|breech=
|recoil=
|carriage=
|elevation=40° to 70°
|traverse=60°

|blade_type=
|hilt_type=
|head_type=
|haft_type=

|diameter=
|filling=
|filling_weight=
|detonation=
|yield=
}}

The '''21 cm Granatwerfer 69''' was a [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]] used by Germany during [[World War II]]. This weapon may also be known as the GR 19 and B 19 or by its nickname "Elefant".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic.php?t=8031 |title=Thema anzeigen - 21 cm Granatwerfer 69 "Elefant" - Panzer-Archiv |access-date=2014-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211141930/http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic.php?t=8031 |archive-date=2014-12-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The prototype was built by [[Škoda Works|Skoda]] as the 22 cm sGrW B 14, but was redesigned to 21 cm at [[OKH]]'s request to use existing ammunition. In firing position, the wheels rested in shoes that rested on a semicircular rail track. The baseplate was attached to the mount by a ball joint to allow for traverse without reseating the baseplate. Elevation was obtained by [[rack and pinion]] on the upright legs. The firing mechanism was built into the breech ring and was of the continuous pull type. It was designed to be towed as a complete unit, the baseplate riding above the tube.

It fired a light bomb of {{convert|85|kg|lb}} and a heavy bomb of {{convert|110|kg|lb}}.

==Notes==
<references/>

==Sources==
* Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. ''Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 {{ISBN|0-385-15090-3}}

{{WWIIGermanGuns}}

[[Category:World War II mortars of Germany]]
[[Category:210 mm artillery]]
[[Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1944]]

21 cm GrW 69 - Bewerkingsoverzicht

Colani: 1 versie geïmporteerd