MRU9
Author: Wojsyl, 2005 Location: 'Festungsfront im Oder-Warthe Bogen, by Międzyrzecz, Poland. What remains of a German "M19 Maschinengranatenwerfer", a fearsome, though perhaps overestimated, weapon of WWII. This automatic 5cm mortar could fire a maximum of 120 grenades a minute, and was electrically operated, with manual backup. It was loaded with clips of 6 grenades by two crew, the clips were prepared by several other crewmembers. One gunner aimed and fired the weapon. Range was 50-750 metres.
The 120 grenades/second was seldom used, as it caused much stress, wear and tear on the construction. Few M19 were produced.Relevante Bilder
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5-cm-Maschinengranatwerfer M19Der 5-cm-Maschinengranatwerfer M19 war ein automatischer, verbunkerter Granatwerfer mit hoher Schussfolge. Er gehörte zu den als besonders geheim eingestuften Waffensystemen des Deutschen Reiches. Er wurde in Regelbauten (Bunkern) des Westwalls verbaut und diente in Kombination mit verbunkerten Maschinengewehren (MG), der Abwehr von Infanterieangriffen im direkten Vorfeld der Befestigungsanlagen. .. weiterlesen