Military Vehicles

The Wurfkorper was one of the earliest German rocket systems, on military vehicles catogery entering services in 1940.

It offered two sizes of rocket, the Wurfkorper spreng with a 28cm (1in) high-explosives rocket and the Wurfkorper M F1 50, a 32cm (12.6in) rocket with liquid incendiary warhead.

Crude,  inaccurate, and underpowered – maximum range was around 2000m (6600ft)- the rockets nonetheless proved useful in action, particularly in urban combat.

Mobility for the Wurfkorper system was achieved by mounting the missiles in their packing crates on the side of a Sdkfz 251 half-track.

Aiming the rocket was a simple matter of aligning the vehicle with the target.  The mobile Wurfkorper tended to operate within Panzer units.

Country of Origin    :Germany
Crew                        :Up to 12
Weight                     :8000kg (17,600lb)
Dimensions             :Length: 5.8m (19ft); width: (without rocket) 2.1m (6.9ft); height: 1.75m (5.74ft)
Range                       :300km (190miles)
Armour                     :(Steel) 15mm (0.59in)
Armament                  :6 x 28cm (11in) or 32cm (12.6in) Wurfkorper rockets; 1 x MG
Powerplant                 :1 x Maybach HL 42 6-cylinder petrol, developing 101hp (75kW)
Performance                :Maximum road speed: 53km/h (33mph); fording: 0.6m (2ft) gradient: 24 percent