Author Topic: Anybody know what this is?? (Read 378 times)

WhiteHawk · « **on:** February 17, 2003, 12:24:59 PM »

Sorry, no picture just a description. Was watching the
history cahnnel the other nite about the battle of the bulge, and
definately saw a MRL. Multiple rocket launcher. It was a
half-track looking thing used by the germans, with a 24 tube
(8wide x 3 deep) rack mounted on the back? If anybody
knows or has a picture, can u please post? Mybe HTC will
bring us one of these some day.

LLv34_Snefens · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2003, 01:13:43 PM »

Sounds like this one. http://www.qt.org/worldwar/weapons/germany/heer/pnzrwerfer.html

Oh, missed the 3x8 part. It sounds like a mod of the above, 24 8cm rockets (copy of captured russian Katyusha) called R-Vielfachwerfer. Only the Waffen-SS had these (the wehrmacht wouldn't let the SS have any of their nebelwerfers.
I got pictures of it in some of my books, but can't find a good one on the net.

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Dr Zhivago · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2003, 01:26:26 PM »

Opel Maultier , Waffen SS used this 80mm 24 tube rocket launcher while Wehrmacht got 150mm 10 tube version... more pics and some info from here...
Panzerwerfer 42 auf Maultier in Action

WhiteHawk · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2003, 02:03:15 PM »

Tnx guys. Very nice zhivago. A Division of these attacking an
airfield would be nice addition to AH imho.

Fridaddy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2003, 09:18:29 PM »

The german rockets whistled as they went out. It is my understanding this was the origin of the term "screeming-meme"