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German Infantry Weapons
Military Intelligence Service, Special Series No. 14, May 25, 1943
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Section V: AMMUNITION

29.  MORTAR AMMUNITION

a. 5-cm Wgr. 36, Wgr. Z. 386

This is the standard shell used in the 50-mm model 36 mortar. It is a high-explosive shell and has a percussion-nose fuze. It has only one propellant charge, and an ignition charge in the form of a shotgun shellcase that fits into a cavity at the center of the tail-fin assembly. This shell may be identified by its size and maroon color (fig. 115).

[Figure 115. 8-cm mortar shell.]
Figure 115.—8-cm mortar shell.

b. 8-cm Wgr. 34, Wgr. Z. 387

This is the standard high-explosive shell for the German 81-mm mortar (s.Gr.W. 34). It has a percussion fuze. Each shell has three increments, or charges, which are clipped into a slot in the ammunition container which is provided for carrying the mortar shell. This shell may be identified by its size and maroon color.

c. 8-cm Wgr. 34 Nb., Wgr. Z. 388

This is the standard smoke shell for the German 81-mm mortar (s.Gr.W. 34). It has a percussion fuze. Each shell has three increments, or charges, which are clipped into a slot in the ammunition container that is provided for carrying the mortar shells. This shell may be identified by its size, its maroon color, and the letters "Nb".

6 5-cm Werfergranate 36, Werfergranatzünder 38 (50-mm model 36 mortar shell, with model 38 mortar fuze).
7 8-cm Werfergranate 34, Werfergranatzünder 38 (80-mm (actually 81-mm) HE model 34 mortar shell with model 38 mortar shell fuze).
8 8-cm Werfergranate 34 Nebel, Werfergranatzunder 38 (80-mm (actually 81-mm) model 34 smoke shell with model 38 mortar shell fuze).

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