The Nebelwerfer (transl. "fog launcher") was a World War II German series of weapons. They were initially developed by and assigned to the Army's Nebeltruppen. Initially, two different mortars were fielded before they were replaced by a variety of rocket launchers ranging in size from 15 to 32 centimetres (5.9 to 12.6 in).

The 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (15 cm NbW 41) was a German multiple rocket launcher used in the Second World War. It served with units of the Nebeltruppen, German Chemical Corps units that had the responsibility for poison gas and smoke weapons that were also used to deliver high-explosives during the war.

The 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 (21 cm NbW 42) was a German multiple rocket launcher used in the Second World War. It served with units of the Nebeltruppen, the German equivalent of the American Chemical Corps.

Devised in utter secrecy as early as 1934, the German engineers disguised their Nebelwerfer Multiple Rocket Launcher as a smoke projector. League of Nations intelligence believed Germany was...

2022年4月11日 · Second World War Rocket Launcher (from German – “fog thrower”). Together with the Soviet Katyushas, the Nebelwerfer was the first mass-produced multiple launch rocket system.

2012年11月2日 · The Nebelwerfer (“fog thrower”), initially designed by the Wehrmacht as a mortar for launching smoke shells, was also capable of hurling poison gas and high-explosive rounds, as was the American M2 4.2-inch chemical mortar during World War II.

2025年3月23日 · In 1940, the first Nebelwerfer unit, Regiment 51, was formed. Wider deployment occurred during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. By that time, the Germans had discovered that the Nebelwerfer’s high-explosive payload was extremely effective. As a result, the weapon saw more use in an explosive artillery role rather than its ...