17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer

17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer Minenwerfer 170 mm Memorial de Verdun.jpg 300px 17 cm Minenwerfer n/A at the Verdun Memorial, Verdun, France German Empire Medium trench mortar yes ff 1913–1918 *German Empire LatviaDambītis Kārlis 2016 Latvijas armijas artilērija 1919.-1940.g.: Vieta bruņotajos spēkos, struktūra un uzdevumi Artillery of the Latvian Army (1918–1940): structure, tasks and place in the Armed forces https://dspace.lu.lv/dspace/handle/7/31857?locale-attribute=en University of Latvia PhD 225 World War I Rheinmetall Rheinmetall 1913–1918 approx. 2361 17 cm mMW n/A 483 kg (1,065 lbs) a/A: 64.6 cm ftin on 1 L/3.8n/A: 76.5 cm ftin on 1 L/4.5 170 mm (6.69 in) 20 rpm 200 m/s (656 ft/s) 300 m (325 yards) 1600 m yd us panoramic hydro-spring box trail +45° to 90° 25° The 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer (17 cm mMW) was a mortar used by Germany in World War I. Development and use The weapon was developed for use by engineer troops after the Siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905, designed to combat heavier mortars by flinging a lighter shell further in defense of a fortress.17cm mittlere MinenWerfer alte Art https://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/Eng_AfficheCanonGET.php?IdCanonAffiche=574 2024-08-20 www.passioncompassion1418.com It was a muzzle-loading, rifled mortar that had a standard hydro-spring recoil system. It fired 50 kilogram (110 lb) HE shells, which contained far more explosive filler than ordinary artillery shells of the same caliber. The low muzzle velocity allowed for thinner shell walls, hence more space for filler. Furthermore, the low velocity allowed for the use of explosives like ammonium nitrate-carbon that were less shock-resistant than TNT, which was in short supply. This caused a large number of premature detonations that made crewing the Minenwerfer riskier than normal artillery pieces. It was also capable of firing 40 kg gas shells.17cm mittlerer Minenwerfer http://www.landships.info/landships/artillery_articles/17cm_mittlerer_minenwerfer.html 2024-08-20 www.landships.info A new version of the weapon, with a longer barrel, was put into production at some point during the war. It was called the 17 cm mMW n/A (neuer Art) or 'new pattern', while the older model was termed the a/A (alter Art) or 'old pattern'. The a/A models were also modified into the 16a & 16b, with the 16a having a barrel extension screwed onto the old barrel, and the b being created by replacing the barrel of the old model with a rifled barrel blank which was 4cm shorter than the new model barrels.Tillmann Reibert Die Entwicklung des Granatwerfers im Ersten Weltkrieg Die Entstehung eines neuartigen Waffentyps als Reaktion auf die Bedingungen des Stellungskrieges The development of the grenade launcher in the First World War The emergence of a new type of weapon as a reaction to the conditions of trench warfare University of Hamburg PhD de https://ediss.sub.uni-hamburg.de/bitstream/ediss/4865/1/Dissertation.pdf In action the mMW was emplaced in a pit, after its wheels were removed, not less than 1.5 meters deep to protect it and its crew. It could be towed short distances by four men or carried by 17. Despite its extremely short range, the mMW proved to be very effective at destroying bunkers and other field fortifications. Consequently, its numbers went from 116 in service when the war broke out to some 2,361 in 1918.The data for this weapon differs between sources and cannot be considered definitive. Data provided has generally been for an a/A mortar as given at the US Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Two pieces of 17 cm mMW was also used by SS Heimwehr Danzig troops during the invasion of Poland.Michaelis Rolf SS-Heimwehr Danzig Wydawnictwo Militaria 2003 8372191824 59 Polish Surviving examples The Central Museum of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Shilo, Manitoba At the Australian War Memorial, Canberra Also in Auburn, Massachusetts, an early short barrel model survives at the American Legion Hall a/A (1917 Rh.MF. Nr.4490) at the Queensland Museum, Brisbane n/A (1917 Rh.MF. Nr.5988) at the Perth Zoo (entrance), West Australia n/A (1917 ZWC. Nr.4986) at the War Memorial Garden, Berry, NSW n/A (1917 Sächsische Maschinen Fabrik Nr 5184) at the Campbeltown Heritage Centre, Scotland 4980 outside the District Council Service Center, Roxburgh, Otago New Zealand.Fox Dr Aaron Distribution http://www.kiamatetoa.com/drathesis.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150215231503/http://kiamatetoa.com/drathesis.php usurped 15 February 2015 Silent Sentinels 1 May 2017Cooke Peter Great Guns: The Artillery Heritage of New Zealand 2013 Defence of New Zealand Study Group 9780473255558 Wilbur Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island Memorial Hall, Monson, Massachusetts Falls Park, Pendleton, Indiana USA Stavely Centennial Park in Stavely, Alberta has a short-barrelled version (serial number 1972) of the mortar on display along with a Spandau machine gun.http://silverhawkauthor.com/artillery-2-alberta-peace-river-provost-redcliffe-red-deer-sangudo-sedgewick-stavely-taber-thorhild-two-hills-vauxhall-vermilion-and-wainwright_816.html Harold A. Skaarup www.SilverHawkAuthor.com Artillery in Alberta, Peace River, Provost, Redcliffe, Red Deer, Sangudo, Sedgewick, Stavely, Taber, Thorhild, Two Hills, Vauxhall, Vermilion and Wainwright Military History Books dead 19 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210419075329/http://silverhawkauthor.com/artillery-2-alberta-peace-river-provost-redcliffe-red-deer-sangudo-sedgewick-stavely-taber-thorhild-two-hills-vauxhall-vermilion-and-wainwright_816.html The Vytautas the Great War Museum Home Royal Canadian Legion Branch #15 Harbour Gracehttp://silverhawkauthor.com/artillery-10-newfoundland-and-labrador-happy-valley-harbour-buffet-harbour-grace-hearts-content-hearts-delight-holyrood-la-poile-mount-pearl-paradise-spaniard39s-bay-st-georges-st-mary39s-stephenville-tilting-trepassey-trinity_384.html Harold A. Skaarup www.SilverHawkAuthor.com Artillery in Newfoundland & Labrador, Happy Valley, Harbour Buffet, Harbour Grace, Harbour Main, Hearts Content, Hearts Delight, Holyrood, La Poile, Mortier, Mount Pearl, Paradise, Seal Cove, Spaniard's Bay, St. Georges, St. Mary's, Stephenville Crossing, Tilting, Trepassey and Trinity Military History Books dead 19 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210419081048/http://silverhawkauthor.com/artillery-10-newfoundland-and-labrador-happy-valley-harbour-buffet-harbour-grace-hearts-content-hearts-delight-holyrood-la-poile-mount-pearl-paradise-spaniard39s-bay-st-georges-st-mary39s-stephenville-tilting-trepassey-trinity_384.html Monuments aux Morts, Saint-Vran, Côtes d'Armor, France National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia (2) Royal Canadian Legion Branch #138 Sydney, Nova Scotia See also Minenwerfer 7.58 cm leichte Minenwerfer 25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer Photo Gallery References Bibliography Jäger, Herbert. (2001). German Artillery of World War One. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press. 1-86126-403-8. External links June 2017 Category:World War I mortars of Germany Category:170 mm artillery Category:Rheinmetall