Nebelwerfer
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19 sectionsContents
- Name
- Weapons
- 10 cm ''Nebelwerfer'' 35
- 10 cm ''Nebelwerfer'' 40
- 15 cm ''Nebelwerfer'' 41
- 28/32 cm ''Nebelwerfer'' 41
- 21 cm ''Nebelwerfer'' 42
- 30 cm ''Nebelwerfer'' 42
- 8 cm ''Raketen-Vielfachwerfer''
- Panzerwerfer
- Air-to-air adaptation (''Werfer-Granate'' 21 rocket)
- Use in combat
- Organization
- Organizational history
- Images of Nebelwerfers
- Comparable systems
- Notes
- References
- External links
right|thumb|Allied intelligence diagram of a 10 cm NbW 40 The '''''' () was a World War II German series of weapons. They were initially developed by and assigned to the Army's . Initially, two different mortars were fielded before they were replaced by a variety of rocket launchers ranging in size from . The thin walls of the rockets had the great advantage of allowing much larger quantities of gases, fluids or high explosives to be delivered than artillery or even mortar shells of the same weight. With the exception of the Balkans Campaign, were used in every campaign of the German Army during World War II. A version of the calibre system was adapted for air-to-air use against Allied bombers.
== Name == The s name, which translates as "fog launcher", had previously been given to a smoke-generating 35, and was later used for the 10 cm Nebelwerfer 40, which could deliver shells with chemical munitions, as well as high-explosive shells. The same name was then used for later rocket launcher systems. The name did remain in use for both systems, which was possibly not originally intended. The loud, shrill howling noise of the incoming rockets led Allied soldiers in the Sicily campaign to give it the nicknames "Screaming Mimi" and "Moaning Minnie".