German 8 cm Ub

[Madbomber31]

Cheers Mad B)

 

[waffenamt]

Oooh nice!

What is the shadow of at the top of the picture?,it looks like a camel!:laugh:

serious though,thats a great find,shame its going the the smelter.

best

waff

 

[Madbomber31]

Yes its a camel was in the sahara today Waff.:blink: :laugh: :laugh:
And it's not going to the smelter waff it's from a collection from some one over here.

Cheers Mad :laugh: :laugh:

 

[DAZ REICH]

I picked up one of these recently does anyone have any info on them especially on the bouncing variety (which mine is not)
Cheers DAZ

 

[waffenamt]

Thats a nice mortar.great pickup.B)
What do you mean by `bouncing variety` though chap?
I just thought these were fired and then a straight `pop` on landing?

cheers

waff

 

[DAZ REICH]

There was one that had a small charge that made the leave the ground a few feet before exploding ,will try and find some info on it.

 

[Rrickoshae]

do you want photos of the colour plates from the 1942 handbook?

 

[Madbomber31]

This is what i have the rest is in PDF files :S

Cheers Mad B)

 

[DAZ REICH]

Please any info piccies etc would be most welcome.

Mad is that the bouncy one because the construction of that one is different to mine, mine has a booster charge looking thing and the top of my bomb body does not come off only about quarter of an inch below the fuze.

 

[Madbomber31]

Yes it is DAZ and yours is red and the boucing one is green.

Cheers Mad B)

 

[Rrickoshae]

I can't read German so can't tell you what the manual says, but a few of the plates may help

 

[Rrickoshae]

a green 1

 

[Rrickoshae]

a red 1

 

[Rrickoshae]

I think this is a smoker

 

[DAZ REICH]

Thanks Rrick that explains the difference to me just fine .

 

[StielGr]

Excellent diagrams Rrick.
Very nice manual you have, I just wish I had the money to afford a few.

Maybe I have picked this thread up wrong but the 8cm Wgr. 34 b is a practice bomb.
b = bungsgeschoss = practice projectile.

The explosive models were:
8cm Wgr. 34
8cm Wgr. 38
8cm Wgr. 39

 

[StielGr]

The last diagram of Rrick's is also a practice bomb for the 8cm Wgr. 40

As far as I know the Wgr.40 was of steel construction instead of cast iron and designed for explosive force instead of fragmentation.

I hope this has been of some help.

Regards
SG

 

[cdipri62]

I picked up one of these recently does anyone have any info on them especially on the bouncing variety (which mine is not)
Cheers DAZ

:smile: Is this repainted and where did you purchase it? Thanks

 

[DAZ REICH]

Hi Cdip theres a good chance its been repainted but I think it was probally a long time ago as the paint is showing signs of old age ,
I bought it off Seigfried on specialistauctions.com a while ago now .

Cheers Daz

 

[BMG50]

I think the first picture the bounding type mortar bomb that hits the ground setting of a charge to make the bomb bound up in the air and explode, bit like an S-Mine.