1944 Arms Review: Artillery
Infantry Guns
| Current items | Future items | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Number | Name |
| 1 | 5 cm Granatwerfer 36 | - | - |
| 2 | 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 | 1 | 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 |
| 3 | 12 cm Granatwerfer 42 | 2 | 12 cm Granatwerfer 42 |
| 4 | le I G 18 | - | -1The 75 mm le I G 18 was to be replaced by the 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 80 mm mortar. The barrels of the le I G 18 were to be mounted in surplus 3,7 cm Pak gun mounts. In addition to optimizing production of guns and shells, the suggestion to phase out the le I G 18 was based on the reduced weight and increased mobility of the 8 cm GrW 34. The roles where the le I G 18 was superior to the 8 cm GrW 34 would be taken over by the s I G 33. |
| 5 | le Geb I G 18 | - | - |
| 6 | s I G 33 | 3 | s I G 332The 150 mm mortar that was under development was considered a possible replacement for the s I G 33, assuming the mortar could compete with the s I G 33 in terms of precision fire and air bursts. |
Artillery
| Current items | Future items | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Number | Name |
| 1 | Gebirgskanone 14 kg. | - | - |
| 2 | Gebirgskanone 15 | - | - |
| 3 | Gebirgsgeschütz 36 | 1 | Gebirgsgeschütz 363To be replaced by the 7,5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 43. |
| 4 | 10,5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 | 2 | 10,5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 |
| 5 | leichte Feldkanone 18 | - | - |
| 6 | 7,62 cm Feldkanone 39 | - | - |
| 7 | 10,5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42 | - | - |
| 8 | 10,5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42/1 | - | - |
| 9 | leichte Feldhaubitze 16 | - | - |
| 10 | leichte Feldhaubitze 18 | - | - |
| 11 | leichte Feldhaubitze 18 (M) | 3 | leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 |
| 12 | leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 | - | - |
| 13 | schwere 10 cm Kanone 18 | 4 | schwere 10 cm Kanone 184To be replaced by the 12,8 cm Kanone 44, when circumstances permitted. |
| 14 | lange schwere Feldhaubitze 13 | - | - |
| 15 | schwere Feldhaubitze 18 | 5 | schwere Feldhaubitze 18 |
| 16 | schwere Feldhaubitze 42 | - | - |
| 17 | 15 cm Kanone 18 | - | - |
| 18 | 15 cm Kanone 39 | - | - |
| 19 | 15 cm Kanone in Mörserlafette | - | - |
| 20 | 17 cm Kanone in Mörserlafette | 6 | 17 cm Kanone in Mörserlafette |
| 21 | 21 cm Mörser 18 | 7 | 21 cm Mörser 18 |
| 22 | 24 cm Haubitze 39, 24 cm Haubitze 39/40, and 24 cm Haubitze 39/41 | - | - |
| 23 | 30,5 cm Mörser (t) | - | - |
| 24 | M 1 | - | - |
| 25 | 21 cm Kanone 38 | - | - |
| 26 | 21 cm Kanone 39, 21 cm Kanone 39/40, and 21 cm Kanone 39/41 | 8 | 21 cm Kanone 39/415To be replaced by the 21 cm Kanone 52. |
| 27 | K 3 | 9 | K 36To be replaced by the K 4 (Rp.). |
| 28 | schwere 24 cm Kanone (t) | - | - |
| 29 | Gamma Mörser | - | - |
| 30 | 42 cm Haubitze (t) | - | - |
| 31 | Karl 60 cm | 10 | Karl 54 cm |
| 32 | 20,3 cm Kanone (E) | - | - |
| 33 | K 12 (E) | - | - |
| 34 | Theodor Bruno Kanone (E) | - | - |
| 35 | Theodor Kanone (E) | - | - |
| 36 | K 5 (E) | 11 | K 5 E |
| 37 | lange Bruno Kanone (E) | - | - |
| 38 | schwere Bruno Kanone (E) | - | - |
| 39 | kurze Bruno Kanone (E) | - | - |
| 40 | Bruno N-Kanone (E) | - | - |
| 41 | Siegfried Kanone (E) | 12 | Siegfried Kanone (E) |
| 42 | schwere Gustav (E) | 13 | schwere Gustav (E) |
| 43 | lange Gustav (E) | 14 | lange Gustav (E) |
Rocket Launchers
| Current items | Future items | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Number | Name |
| 1 | 10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 | - | - |
| 2 | 10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 | 1 | 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 |
| 4 | 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf St | 2 | 15 cm Panzerwerfer (u.U.mot Z)7It is not clear from the report what is meant by u.U.mot Z. |
| 5 | 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 | 3 | 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 |
| 6 | 28/32 cm Nebelwerfer 41 | - | - |
| 7 | 30 cm Nebelwerfer 42 | 4 | 30 cm Nebelwerfer with manual traverse mount |
| 8 | schweres Wurfgerät 40 | - | - |
| 9 | schweres Wurfgerät 41 | 5 | schweres Wurfgerät 41 |
| 10 | schwerer Wurfrahmen 40 | 6 | schwerer Wurfrahmen 40 |
Notes
- The 75 mm le I G 18 was to be replaced by the 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 80 mm mortar. The barrels of the le I G 18 were to be mounted in surplus 3,7 cm Pak gun mounts. In addition to optimizing production of guns and shells, the suggestion to phase out the le I G 18 was based on the reduced weight and increased mobility of the 8 cm GrW 34. The roles where the le I G 18 was superior to the 8 cm GrW 34 would be taken over by the s I G 33. Back
- The 150 mm mortar that was under development was considered a possible replacement for the s I G 33, assuming the mortar could compete with the s I G 33 in terms of precision fire and air bursts. Back
- To be replaced by the 7,5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 43. Back
- To be replaced by the 12,8 cm Kanone 44, when circumstances permitted. Back
- To be replaced by the 21 cm Kanone 52. Back
- To be replaced by the K 4 (Rp.). Back
- It is not clear from the report what is meant by u.U.mot Z. Back
Sources
- Studie über Rüstung 1944. Berlin : Oberkommando des Heeres, 1944. 132 p. OKH Abt. III/Gruppe Planung Nr. I/013 472/44 g.Kdos. NARA T78 R624 H 17/203b.