30cm RAKETENWERFER 56

30cm RAKETENWERFER 56
Image: 30cm RWF 56 (IWM)
Year1944
Weapon TypeMultiple Rocket Launcher
Origin & DesignerGermany/Maschinenfabrik Donauwörth
Numbers Produced694
Crew6
Calibre301mm
Elevation-13° to +45°
Traverse22°
Breech[@breech]
Recoil[@recoil]
Gun SightRichtaufsatz 38
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageFixed Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield[@gun_shield]
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length[@barrel_length]
Overall Length[@length]
Width[@width]
Height[@height]
WeightWeight in Traction: 1.004 kg
Weight in Action: 1.795 kg
Round Weight127 kg (30cm Wk Spr 4491)
Muzzle Velocity230 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of FireSix Rockets in 10 Seconds
Two Volleys in Five Minutes
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum RangeMinimum Range: 400m
Maximum Range: 4.550m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionMotorised (Sd.Kfz 10)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe 30cm Raketenwerfer 56 consisted of six 300mm rockets mounted on the chassis of the PaK 38. The rockets were fired from racks mounted in twin sections each containing three rockets.