Nebelkerzenwerfer

[worluk]

Hi,

im looking for some information how the nebelkerzenwerfer on the german tanks (the Pz III/M for example) worked. Couldnt really find much about it, so all infos would be appreciated.
I especially would like to know how they were fired and reloaded, also the ranges for such a thing would be interesting. I saw a pic of a tiger of the sPzAbt. 503 with the 3 Nebelkerzenwerfer on both sides of the turret.
(http://panzer.polo-freak.de/pics/b_kat13_sub44_86.jpg)
not sure if they were damaged. Did every single one have a different angle or is that from an impact?

worluk

btw. did the soviets have something similar?

 

[Jaesperson]

i think they are meant to be angeled differently. today

 

[[TW]Wilsonam]

They were meant to look like that. The were electronically fired from within the tank, chucking out small smoke pots to cover a retreat...

No - the Soviets didn't use them.

 

[American_Psycho]

Wow. In that pic you can see the dent of a AT round, probably a 76.2mm AP. It would be nice to be able to fire and reverse under smoke

 

[worluk]

Does anyone have a video of such a thing firing?
Or something where i could get an idea how it would look.

 

[Feldwebel Crin]

Pretty much all modern tanks have the same type of smoke launchers, although they are a bit more advanced.

Try to find old test vids of Soviet Cold War-era tanks.