Grenade launcher
Grenade launcher
8 cm Grk m/46
Was part of the ground defense in various fixed units.
Grouped into squads of two grenade launchers in open defenses.
Crew:
Piece Manager, Aimer, Charger, Ammunition Launcher
Rate of Fire: 25 shots/minute
Range: 300-2000 m
Grenade launchers are used to fire at ground targets.
Shoots in extreme degrees and is directed in height between 45-85 degrees, which means that the grenade has a high trajectory and can shoot at very short distances and over terrain obstacles at the shooting site and target area.
Cannons are aimed between 0 and 45 degrees and have a flatter trajectory and are therefore not useful when firing at ground targets at short distances.
12 cm Grk m/41-75
The army's mobile Grk m/41 modified and placed in an open defense with a rail for aiming/firing around the horizon.
The guard had a mask hood that was rolled away when shooting.
A grenade launcher platoon with three grenade launchers was part of the ground defense at the 12/70 battery in Slite (SE 1).
Crew: Piece Manager, Aimer, Assistant. Aimer, Charger, Ammunition Launcher.
Rate of fire: 20 shots/minute.
Range: 300-6000 m.