25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer | |
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Type | Heavy trench mortar |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
In service | 1910–1918 |
Used by | German Empire |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Rheinmetall |
Designed | 1907–09 |
Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
Produced | 1910–18 |
No. built | approx. 1,234 |
Variants | 25 cm sMW n/A |
Specifications | |
Mass | 768 kg (1,693 lb) |
Barrel length | a/A: 75 cm (2 ft 6 in) L/3 n/A: 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) L/5 |
Shell | separate-loading, 4 disk charges |
Calibre | 250 millimeters (9.8 in) |
Recoil | hydro-spring |
Carriage | box trail |
Elevation | +45° to 75° |
Traverse | 12° |
Rate of fire | 20 rounds per hour |
Muzzle velocity | 200 m/s (660 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 540 m (590 yd) |
Maximum firing range | 970 m (1,060 yd) |
Sights | panoramic |
The 25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer (heavy mine launcher), often abbreviated as 25 cm sMW, was a heavy mine shell launching trench mortar developed for the Imperial German Army in the first decade of the 20th century.