8 cm kurzer Granatwerfer 42

kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 (kz 8 cm GrW 42) - 81.4mm

The kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 (kz 8 cm GrW 42) was a shortened version of the 8 cm Granatwerfer 34, designed for paratroopers. It was generally known as the "Stummelwerfer" or "Stump-Thrower".

Specifications

(Production: 1941 – 1945)

• Type: Medium mortar
• Country of Origin: Nazi Germany
• Caliber: 81.4mm
• Cartridge:
  • 8 cm Wurfgranate 34 High-explosive
  • 8 cm Wurfgranate 34 Kh smoky
  • 8 cm Wurfgranate 34 Kh with a white ring - Chemical
  • 8 cm Wurfgranate 34 Üb training
  • 8 cm Wurfgranate 38 High-explosive
  • 8 cm Wurfgranate 38 Umg High-explosive
  • 8 cm Wurfgranate 38 Deut Indicator
  • 8 cm Wurfgranate 39 High-explosive
• Weight: 58.4 lbs (26.5 kg)
• Barrel length: 29.1 in (74 cm)
• Rate of fire: 15-25 rpm
• Maximum range: 1100m

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The 8 cm kurzer Granatwerfer 42 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
The Battle of Neretva		German troops and Serbian chetniks		1969
Battle for Sevastopol		German troops		2015

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Notes / Episode	Date
Alyosha		German soldiers		2020

Video Game

Title	Appears as	Mods	Notes	Date
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault				2002
Call of Duty 2		unusable		2005
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood		unusable		2005
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30		unusable		2005
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One		unusable		2006
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45		unusable		2006
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare		unusable		2007
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45				2008
Mare Nostrum		unusable		2008
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2		unusable		2009
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad		unusable		2011
Call of Duty: Black Ops II		unusable		2012
Call of Duty: WWII		unusable		2017
Enlisted				2021