8 cm short grenade launcher 42

8 cm short grenade launcher 42
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General Information
Military designation:	8 cm short grenade launcher 42
Manufacturer country:	German Empire
Developer / Manufacturer:	Rheinmetall , Düsseldorf
Development year:	1940 to 1941
Production time:	1941 to 1945
Technical specifications
Pipe length:	0.747 m
Caliber :	8.14 cm
Caliber length :	L / 9.2
Cadence :	15 to 25 rounds / min
Elevation range:	+ 40 ° to +90 degrees
Side straightening area:	14 ° to 34 °

The short 8 cm grenade launcher 42 was a German grenade launcher used by the Wehrmacht during World War II .

history

The grenade launcher, also known as the stub launcher, was a shortened grenade launcher 34 , the barrel of which was shortened by 39.6 cm. The same 3.5 kg bullets were used. By halving the weight, the use in the paratrooper divisions should be made easier. Later it was also used by the army as a replacement for the Grenade Launcher 36, which was no longer produced from 1941 .

literature

Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945 . 2nd Edition. Special edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0 .


Chariot cannons	2 cm KwK 30 • 3.7 cm KwK 36 • 3.7 cm ÚV-vz. 38 • 5-cm-KwK 38 • 5-cm-KwK 39 • 7.5-cm-KwK 37 • 7.5-cm-KwK 40 • 7.5-cm-KwK 42 • 8.8-cm-KwK 36 • 8.8 cm KwK 43 • 12.8 cm KwK 44
Anti-tank	2.8 cm heavy anti-tank rifle 41 • 3.7 cm PaK 36 • 4.2 cm light PaK 41 • 47 mm canon PUVvz.36 • Canon antichar de 47 mm modèle 1937 • 5 cm PaK 38 • 7.5 cm-PaK 97/38 • 7.5-cm-PaK 39 • 7.5-cm-PaK 40 • 7.5-cm-PaK 41 • 7.62-cm-Pak 36 (r) • 8 cm anti-tank launcher 600 • 8.8 cm PaK 43 • 12.8 cm PaK 44
Infantry and mountain guns	7.5 cm light infantry gun 18 • 7.5 cm infantry gun 37 • 7.5 cm infantry gun 42 • Bofors 75 mm model 1934 • 7.5 cm mountain gun 36 • 10.5 40 cm mountain howitzer • 15 cm infantry gun 33
Recoil-free guns	7.5 cm light gun 40 • 10.5 cm light gun 40 • 10.5 cm light gun 42
Grenade launcher	Grenade Launcher 34 • Grenade Launcher 36 • 8cm Short Grenade Launcher 42
Heavy grenade launchers	10 cm fog launcher 35 • 10 cm fog launcher 40 • grenade launcher 42 • 20 cm lighter load launcher • 21 cm mortar 69 • 20 cm load launcher • 38 cm load launcher
Rocket artillery	Henschel Hs 297 • 7.3 cm propaganda launcher 41 • 8 cm multiple missile launcher • 8.8 cm missile launcher 43 • 15 cm Do device • 15 cm fog launcher 41 • 21 cm fog launcher 42 • 28/32 cm fog cannons 41 • 30 cm fog cannons 42 • 30 cm fog cannons 56 • throwing frames 40
Field, medium and heavy artillery	7.5 cm field cannon 16nA • 7.5 cm field cannon 18 • 7.5 cm field cannon 38 • 7.5 cm field cannon 7M85 • Canon Lahitolle de 95 mm • 10 cm cannon 17 • Heavy 10 cm field cannon 18 • 10.5 cm light field howitzer 16 • 10.5 cm light field howitzer 18 • 10.5 cm light field howitzer 18M • 10.5 cm light field howitzer 18/40 • Heavy 10.5 cm cannon 18/40 • 15 cm field howitzer 13 • 15 cm field howitzer 18 • 15 cm field howitzer 36 • 15.5 cm field howitzer 414 • 15.5 cm - Cannon 418 (f) • 15 cm cannon 16 • 15 cm cannon 18 • 15 cm cannon 39 • 15 cm rapid loading cannon C / 28 in mortar carriage • 17 cm cannon 18 • 21 cm Mortar 16 • 21 cm mortar 18
Super heavy and siege guns	21 cm cannon 38 • 21 cm cannon 39 • 22 cm mortar • 24 cm howitzer 39 • 24 cm cannon M.16 • 24 cm cannon L / 46 • 24 cm cannon 3 • 24 cm cannon 556 • 28 cm howitzer L / 12 • 28 cm mortar 601 • 30.5 cm M.11 mortar • 35.5 cm howitzer M1 • Short marine cannon 12 L / 16 (Gamma device) • Karl mortar • 80 cm cannon (E)
Railway guns	15 cm cannon (E) • 17 cm cannon (E) • 20.3 cm cannon (E) • 21 cm cannon 12 (E) • 24 cm cannon Theodor (E) • 24 -cm-cannon Theodor-Bruno (E) • 24-cm-cannon (railway) 557 • 28-cm-cannon Bruno (E) • 28-cm-cannon 5 (E) • 38-cm-cannon Siegfried (E) • 40 cm howitzer (railroad) 752 • 52 cm howitzer (E) 871 • 80 cm cannon (E)
Air defense	2-cm-Flak 30 • 2-cm-Flak 38 • 2-cm-Mountain-Flak 38 • 3.7-cm-Flak 37 • 3.7-cm-Flak-Zwilling 43 • 3.7-cm-Flak M42 • 5 cm Flak 41 • 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37 • 10.5 cm Flak 38 • 12.8 cm Flak 40 • 12.8 cm Flak twin 40


Sidearms	Bayonet S84 / 98 • Side gun model 42 • Mauser C96 • Luger • Walther P38 • Walther PPKe • Walther PP • Sauer 38H • Mauser HSc • Astra 600 • Dreyse model 1907 • Volkspistole
Rifles and carbines	Karabiner 98k • G33 / 40 • G98 / 40 • Gewehr 41 • Gewehr 43 / Karabiner 43 • Assault rifle 44 • Paratrooper rifle 42 • Air force triplet M30 • Assault rifle 45 • Volkssturmgewehr
Submachine guns	MP18 • MP34 • MP35 • MP40 • MP 41 • MP 3008 • Erma EMP • Erma EMP 44
Machine guns	MG 08 • Schwarzlose machine gun • MG 13 • MG 15 • MG 17 • MG 26 • MG 30 • MG 34 • MG 42 • MG 45 • MG 131 • MG28 • MG 35/36
Grenade launcher	Grenade launcher 34 • Grenade launcher 36 • Grenade rifle 39 • Short 8 cm grenade launcher 42 • Grenade launcher 42
Hand grenades	Stick grenade 24 • Stick grenade 39 • Egg grenade 39 • Stick grenade 43 • Splinter ring
Anti-tank	Faustpatrone • bazooka • missile Panzerbüchse 54 (Panzerschreck) • Panzerbüchse 38 • Panzerbüchse 39 • 2-cm antitank rifle 785 • panzerwurfmine • hafthohlladung • Concentrated charge
flamethrower	Flammenwerfer 35 • flame thrower 41 • Einstossflammenwerfer 46
Air defense	Aviator fist
Loot weapons	Pistol 625 (f) • Pistol 640 (b) • Pistol 645 (p) • Rifle 24 (t) • Armored rifle 35 (p)
Cartridges	7.63 × 25 mm • 7.65 × 21 mm Luger • 7.92 × 33 mm • 7.92 × 57 mm • 7.92 × 94 mm • 9 × 19 mm • 13 × 92 mm HR • 20 × 138 mm w