Sd Kfz 4/1 (8cm) Raketen-Vielfachwerfer auf Panzerwerfer 42

Initially convered as an armoured ammunition carrier for 15cm Nebelwerfer batteries, the Opel Maultier was soon converted to carry the 15cm rocket launching tubes as a way of allowing batteries to move location rapidly, avoiding the tell-tale smoke trails revealing their firing positions. The 8cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer was derived from the Soviet BM-8 Kayusha with improvements to both the rockets and launcher. Vehicles were produced during 1944 and mainly supplied to SS units.

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