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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. To be replaced by the 7,5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 43. Back
  4. To be replaced by the 12,8 cm Kanone 44, when circumstances permitted. Back
  5. To be replaced by the 21 cm Kanone 52. Back
  6. To be replaced by the K 4 (Rp.). Back
  7. It is not clear from the report what is meant by u.U.mot Z. Back

Sources

  1. 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.