Schw. Landungswerfer

[jopaerya]

Hello

Are this photo's of the 38 cm schwere Ladungswerfer , or is it a other Werfer ??

Photo's = Ebay.de

Regards Jos

[Lars Bertelsen]

Hello Jos
Looks like a short version of the weapon on the attached photo (which I found it in the Internet, i do not remember where). Seems to be a mortar barrel mounted on a carriage which looks very much like the carriage of a 38 cm Schwerer Ladungswerfer. Probably the barrel of a 12 cm Granatwerfer 42.
On page 582 in Bettinger & Büren there is mentioned a strange weapon called Ladungswerfer 42. Maybe this is the weapon showed on your picture?

Greetings
Lars

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Hello,

I think it is s.Gr.W. 42 12cm - just have a look at Ringstand catalogue: Bauform 208 (79 alt). To be more precise: on a photo form Waffen Arsenal (don't have the number) is written that:
Lafetten fur den 38-cm schweren Landugswerfer mit 12cm Granantenweferrohren

PS never come across this type of Ringstand built anywhere...

Brgds
@ndrew

[stril]

Hello
A anlage from may 43 from Geb.AOK 20, Mittel Finnland there is a L.Ladungswerfer mentioned.
regards
stril

[jopaerya]

Hello Friends

Thanks for your reply's , you are right it's a 12 cm Granatwerfer 42 on a schw. Ladungswerferlafette .
Maybe on the first picture the barrel is damaged ?

Regards Jos

[Grzesio]

The one problem I see is, the schwerer Ladungswerfer is a spigot weapon - while our mysterious one seems to have an ordinary barrel.

Regards

Grzesio

[Dili]

It seems bigger than 12cm but less than 38cm. I would say around 20cm

[jopaerya]

@ Grzesio , here a bad drawing of the weapon . Looks that this was called 12 cm Gr.W. 42/2 ??

@ Dili , I agree with you , but this could be optical illusion ??

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

A other option is this one 21 cm on Schw. Landungswerfer . ( Gerät 128 V )

Regards Jos

[Grzesio]

It seems bigger than 12cm but less than 38cm. I would say around 20cm

Probably, but I wouldn't even exclude as much as 24 cm.

Regards

Grzesio

[Dili]

@ Dili , I agree with you , but this could be optical illusion ??

I don't think so. I am comparing the heads of the soldiers to hole size, i agree with Grzesio that it could go to 24cm.