7.58 cm Minenwerfer a.A. | |
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Type | Light mortar |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
Used by | German Empire |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Rheinmetall |
Designed | 1909 |
Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
Variants | n.A. |
Specifications | |
Mass | 147 kg (324 lb) |
Barrel length | 23.5 cm (9.3 in) L/3.1 |
Crew | 5-6 |
Shell | 4.6 kg (10 lb 2 oz) |
Caliber | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
Recoil | hydro-spring |
Carriage | platform |
Elevation | + 45 to + 78 degrees |
Traverse | 7° |
Rate of fire | up to 45 rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 90 m/s (259 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 300 m (330 yd) minimum |
Maximum firing range | 1,300 m (1,400 yd) |
The 7.58 cm Minenwerfer a.A. (alter Art or "old model"), also 7.58 cm Leichter Minenwerfer (7.58 cm leMW, sometimes also LMW; "light mine launcher"), was a German First World War mortar.