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Post by DuncaninFrance » Sun Apr 28, 2024 3:28 am

German troops training to use a 17cm mittlerer Minenwerfer.

Produced by Rheinmetall from 1913-18, this type of weapon was used for destroying bunkers and field fortifications otherwise immune to normal artillery. It was a muzzle-loading, rifle mortar that had a standard hydro-spring recoil system. It fired 50 kilogram (110lb) HE shells.
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