World B4
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Here are some interesting projects I wanted to post. Some are actually light mortars. I don't care.
From Britain:
A late WW1 prototype, a humble beginning
From the USSR:
The spade mortar, a jack of 2 trades that was bad at both
The Kukalov, the true big iron, not fielded due to weight
View: https://augfc.tumblr.com/post/76462842875/the-kulakov-grenade-launcher-origin-ussr
The Taubina AG-2, a true wonder weapon ahead of it's time
View: https://peashooter85.tumblr.com/post/162996520057/the-taubina-ag-2-automatic-grenade-launcher-an/embed
From Italy:
The Lanciabombe, the wonderful combination of a want for a bazooka without recoilless weapon technology. In english, the name loosely translates to "hearing loss"*
From Germany:
The M19, an automatic light mortar for fortifications
The Sturmkampfgewehr, a bit of an enigma
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgottenWeapons/comments/ekcsvo/a_demonstrative_picture_of_the_sturmkampfgewehr/
Some mystery grenade launchers. Again, bit of an enigma
The "granatkarabiner" as it's called. Enigma 3, revenge of the enigma
If any are hoaxes I'd like to find out here, rather than a site with a less friendly and helpful userbase.
Lastly, something I could use translating assistance with due to auto-translate failing me in my time of need. The 3rd article here is all in german. I'd like to know what it says.
*it actually doesn't
From Britain:
A late WW1 prototype, a humble beginning
Collection
Explore our objects, archives and library with the new Royal Armouries Collection online
collections.royalarmouries.org
From the USSR:
The spade mortar, a jack of 2 trades that was bad at both
37 mm spade mortar - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
View: https://augfc.tumblr.com/post/76462842875/the-kulakov-grenade-launcher-origin-ussr
The Taubina AG-2, a true wonder weapon ahead of it's time
View: https://peashooter85.tumblr.com/post/162996520057/the-taubina-ag-2-automatic-grenade-launcher-an/embed
From Italy:
The Lanciabombe, the wonderful combination of a want for a bazooka without recoilless weapon technology. In english, the name loosely translates to "hearing loss"*
60mm Lanciabombe - Tank Encyclopedia
The Lanciabombe was an experimental design for an infantry operable, shoulder-fired anti-tank gun, able to penetrate 70mm of armor.
tanks-encyclopedia.com
From Germany:
The M19, an automatic light mortar for fortifications
M19 Maschinengranatwerfer - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgottenWeapons/comments/ekcsvo/a_demonstrative_picture_of_the_sturmkampfgewehr/
Some mystery grenade launchers. Again, bit of an enigma
Two German Curiosities of World War Two: Sturmkampfgewehr and Granatkarabiner
By Michael Heidler
www.smallarmsreview.com
Lastly, something I could use translating assistance with due to auto-translate failing me in my time of need. The 3rd article here is all in german. I'd like to know what it says.
*it actually doesn't