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{{Short description|WW2 German infantry mortar}}
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|name=kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42
|image=Kz-8cm-gr-w-42-short-mortar.jpg
|image_size=300
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|origin=Nazi Germany
|type= [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]]
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|used_by={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
|wars= [[World War II]]
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|designer=[[Rheinmetall]] 
|design_date=1940–41
|manufacturer=
|production_date=1941–45 
|number=1,591<ref name=Granatwerfer>[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/granatwerfer.htm] {{in lang|de}}</ref>
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|weight= 26.5&nbsp;kg (58.4&nbsp;lb)
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|rate=15–25 rpm
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|elevation=40° to 90°
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The '''kurzer 8&nbsp;cm Granatwerfer 42''' (kz 8&nbsp;cm GrW 42) was a [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]] used by Germany during [[World War II]]. It was developed as a lightened version of the standard German [[8 cm sGrW 34|8 cm GrW 34]] medium mortar with a shorter barrel for use by paratroopers, but replaced the ineffective [[Granatwerfer 36|5 cm leGrW 36]] as that weapon's shortcomings became apparent. The kz 8&nbsp;cm GrW 42 fired a bomb over 3 and a half times heavier twice as far as the smaller mortar, but was less than twice as heavy. It broke down into the standard three loads for transport.

Some weapons were provided with a lanyard-operated loading/firing mechanism for remote-controlled use. It was generally known as the "Stummelwerfer" or "Stump-Thrower".

== References ==
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* Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. ''Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 {{ISBN|0-385-15090-3}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070217212920/http://www.efour4ever.com/mortars_german.htm German Infantry Mortars]

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[[Category:81mm mortars]]
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