Germany 38cm RW 61 38cm Raketenwerfer 61 (translates as Rocket Thrower)

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 38cm RW 61 38cm Raketenwerfer 61 (translates as Rocket Thrower) History This was originally a Naval weapon for use against submarines, but was fitted to the Tiger I as a large mortar. Manufactured 1944 - 1945 Calibre 380mm Length L/5 Raketen Sprenggranate 4581 (HE High Explosive) 380mm 349Kg 250M/Sec 125.000Kg explosive Maximum Range 5000 Mtr Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.4 0.8 1.62 3.27 4.96 6.68 8.44 10.25 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.4 0.8 1.62 3.27 4.96 6.68 8.44 10.25 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 81 25 8 3 2 0 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 8 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 17 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 43 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 10 mtr 375 mm An explosion within 8 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal. An explosion within 17 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 43 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties. The blast effect of this shell exploding within 10 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 375 mm of the tank armour including the roof. Raketen Hohladungsgranate 4582 (HEAT High Explosive Anti-Tank) 380mm 349Kg 250M/Sec Quoted Penetration 585mm @ 2000mtr/0° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.4 0.8 1.62 3.27 4.96 6.68 8.44 Penetration(mm@30°) 585 585 585 585 585 585 585 Penetration(mm@0°) 585 585 585 585 585 585 585 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 81 25 8 3 2 Vehicles in our database using this gun Vehicle Name Common Name   Sturmpanzer VI mit 38cm Mörser RW61 Sturmtiger

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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