cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47436558
Nebelwerfer means “Smoke Projector.”
This six-barreled rocket launcher was standard equipment in the German Army during the Second World War. It was called the “Moaning Minnie” by American troops due to the sound its cluster of rockets made in flight. It was fired electrically by remote control at a rate of six rounds every 90 seconds. It was one of the most effective and sophisticated pieces of rocket artillery used in the war.
![[OC] German Nebelwerfer 41. 150mm Rocket Launcher.](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ce97d655-c41f-4dcd-9c6d-e2ab339787b3.jpeg){kind=link}
Not that I know much about rocket launchers, but I’ve never seen one with such thin barrels before.
I suppose the back of the barrels received the lion’s share of the explosive force, with little pushing against the lengths?
What back?
Rocket launchers don’t need much material for a tube. Tubes are mostly for aiming rather than holding a lot of force.
Oh, okay. I’d thought they functioned sort of like oversized guns / cannons.
Instead, I guess it’s the rocket’s exhaust pushing against air. D’oof.