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,40 COMPANY OFFICER'S HANDBOOK Type ................................. .. 50-mm light mortar, 81-mm heavy mortar, Model 36 Model 34 Principle of operation ........... Muzzle loader, fired by trigger Muzzle loader, fired by firing pin inside breech end of barrel Sights ........................-...... . Line on barrel (tele- Line on barrel and panoscopic sight on early ramic sight models) Range: Maximum -...................- 568 yards 2,625 yards Minimum...-.................... .55 yards 66 yards Rate of fire (for short intervals only) ...................- 6 rounds in 8 seconds 6 rounds in 8 to 9 seconds Ammunition.......................... High explosive IIigh explosive, smoke, indicator (with colored smoke) Weight of projectile ................ 2 pounds 7 pounds 12 ounces (all types) Weight in firing position ........ 31 pounds 125 pounds Traverse .......-..................... 600 mils 160 to 265 mils Crew........................ ---------------------------......... 3 men: 6 men: Pointer Mortar commander Loader Pointer Ammunition carrier Loader 3 ammunition carriers Remarks ..................-......... Used especially against point of penetration to relieve artillery while the latter lifts fire to more distant targets. Fragmentation effect up to 35 yards. Figure 24.-Characteristics of the 50-mm end 81.mm mortars.
WEAPONS, OBSTACLES, AND VEHICLES 41 12 in the heavy-weapons company of the infantry battalion); or mounted on a special antiaircraft mount and used against aircraft by the addition of an adapter and antiaircraft sights. 20. INFANTRY MORTARS The infantry mortar is normally an important support weapon of the German infantry regiment. It was relegated to a minor place in desert fighting because of its limited range (see fig. 24), but its capabilities have been fully exploited in the Tunisian and Italian Campaigns. The two standard infantry mortars of the German Army are the 50-mm light mortar, model 36 (leichter Granatwerfer 36) (fig, 25), and the 81-mm heavy mortar, model 34 (schwerer Granatwerfer 34) (fig. 26, p. 42). The 50-mm mortar is the organic support weapon of the rifle platoon and rifle company (one per rifle platoon), and the 81-mra mortar is the organic support weapon of the infantry battalion (six per battalion, in the heavy-weapons company). A 120-mm mortar is also in use, firing a 35-pound projectile up to 6,500 yards (see par. 13b, p. 27). Quick-release lever Elevating-screw sleeve Barrel handle Range indicator i Trigger level Leveling handle Projectile Prolectie Traversing handwheel Figure 25.-50-mm mortar, model 36.
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