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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
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.
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.
Don't feel sorry putting me right, I would rather have the correct information
. 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.