Tags: Weapon.
The 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 (8 cm GrW 34) was the standard German heavy mortar throughout World War II. It gained a reputation for extreme accuracy and rapid rate of fire although much of the credit should go to the training of the crews. The design of the weapon was conventional and it broke down into three loads (barrel bipod baseplate) for transport. The barrel was smooth bore. Attached to its bipod were a traversing handwheel and a cross-leveling handwheel below the elevating mechanism.
