Germany 15cm Nebelwerfer 42 auf Schwere Wermachtschlepper
General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)
1943 - 1945
Ordnance classification
Quantity Produced
60
Weight
unknown
Crew
5
M.G's small
n/a
M.G's large(>10mm)
n/a
Length
6.92 mtr
Width
2.50 mtr
Height
2.07 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed
18 mph
Max Cross Country Speed
unknown
Range Road
188 miles
Range Cross Country
unknown
Fuel Type
Petrol
Fuel Capacity
unknown
Horse Power
100 hp
Power/Weight
unknown
General Information
Armour Details
Turret
Front
n/a
Side
n/a
Rear
n/a
Top
n/a
Superstructure
Front
15mm
@
30°
(17mm)
Side
12mm
@
23°
(13mm)
Rear
8mm
@
30°
(9mm)
Top
6mm
@
87°
(6mm)
Hull
Front
15mm
@
15°
(16mm)
Side
12mm
@
15°
(12mm)
Rear
8mm
@
0°
(8mm)
Top
6mm
@
90°
(6mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 17 mm - Minimum 6 mm
Weapon Details
15cm Nebelwerfer 41 (Rocket Launcher)
History
This was a six barrelled 15cm rocket projector that could fire six rockets in a sequence. The rockets were not very accurate, but provided a good volume of explosive at up to 7000 metres.
The amount of smoke and dust thrown up by these rockets made it susceptible to counter battery fire unless moved immediately after firing.
Manufactured
1941 - 1945
Calibre
150mm
Rate of Fire
6rpm
Ammunition Details
Name/Id
Calibre Weight MVelocity
Explosive Content
15 cm Wurfgranate 41(HE)
150mm 31.8Kg 342M/Sec
2.500Kg explosive
Maximum Range 6900 Mtr
Range(Mtr)
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
Flight Time(Secs)
3.13
6.75
10.97
15.95
21.93
29.24
38.38
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill
4 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill
8 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill
20 mtr
Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr
7 mm
An explosion within 4 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal.
An explosion within 8 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 20 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties.
The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 7 mm of the tank armour including the roof.
15 cm Wurfgranate 41 Nebel(SMOKE)
150mm 35.9Kg 342M/Sec
Range(Mtr)
100
200
400
800
1200
1600
2000
2400
Flight Time(Secs)
0.29
0.59
1.2
2.47
3.81
5.24
6.75
8.35
Penetration(mm@30°)
105
100
94
88
81
74
68
63
Penetration(mm@0°)
122
116
109
102
94
86
79
73
Hit Probability(%)
98
98
96
48
22
6
3
2
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.
