WW1 motars

[ciaphas]

Hi, trying to finish off my WW1 armies, which is a result of a change in rule sets.

i am now short
german 7.6cm
german 170mm

british 9.45"

any ideas would be greatfully recieved, my inital thoughts are use a 80mm ww2 mortar for the 7.6 and swap the larger motars for more field guns, i know they are not the same but might fil the gap left.

cheers
jon

[Leon]

german 7.6cm
german 170mm

british 9.45"

We've got the 7.6cm, it's code GP16 - 75mm minenwerfer.

The other two we don't really have anything suitable for unfortunately, but I'll have a think.  I'm not sure if the Brit 9.45" could be an easy enough scratch build though, as it's essentially a barrel on a plinth!

[ciaphas]

cheers leon,
i thought the minenwerfer was the grenatenwerfer, what then would be the grenatenwerfer?  i was thinking a small ww2 mortar?

oppinions and advice greatly recieved

jon

[John Cook]

Hi Jon,

The Granatenwerfer 16 was a small grenade thrower which fired a 2kg grenade from a spigot.

The 7.58cm (76mm) Leichter Minenwerfer n/A (neuer Art) was a conventional tube-type mortar fired from a base plate to which wheels could be fitted for movement.  This is code GP16/SCW109.  The Soviets sold significant quantities to the Spanish Republic.

9.15cm (9cm) Leichter Minenwerfer M14 System Lanz was another tube-type.

17cm  Mittlerer  Minenwerfer a/A (alter Art) or n/A.  Medium tube-type mortar. Similar in appearance to the 76mm Leichter Minenwerfer.  It could be fitted with wheels for movement.

You will find details of these and more besides at:

http://landships.info/landships/index.html

Hope this helps.