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Nahverteidigungswaffe (close defence weapon)

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:22 pm
by Paul Wills
Hi all,

I recently made some s-mines for my Tiger1 and I wondered if the Nahverteidigungswaffe (close defence weapon) on the King Tiger used the same size S-mines. I've look through all of my reference book, but I can't find anything on the different sized s-mines :? Has any one got any info please :D
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Paul.

Re: Nahverteidigungswaffe (close defence weapon)

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:13 pm
by Christian Steinhauer
Hello Paul,

on the right side under technical data https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Mine

Re: Nahverteidigungswaffe (close defence weapon)

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:17 am
by Kent Wiik
Hi Paul,

Sorry to say this to you but the S-mine was not used to be fired from the Nahverteidigunswaffe.
The smoke grenade, the Nebelkerze, were the only amunition that the Nahverteidigungswaffe actually "fired". The rest were fired using a Leuchtpistole/Kampfpistole.
More of this can be read here:

http://www.custermen.net/nahvert/nah.htm

Hope this helped you.
Kind regards
Kent

Re: Nahverteidigungswaffe (close defence weapon)

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:15 pm
by Paul Wills
Hi Christian,

Thanks for the link. 8) I have seen the information before, there isn't any size difference between the S.Mi.35 and S.Mi.44.

Hi Kent,

Thanks for the information and the link. 8) Don't feel sorry putting me right, I would rather have the correct information :D . Having read the article I don't know why I thought S-mines were fired from the Nahverteidigunswaffe! I must be loosing the plot.

I will have to search the Militaria fairs for a smoke grenade so I can get the dimensions and make a case of 12.

Paul. :D