Monday 25 July 2011

Nebelwerfer 42 Rocket Battery

The Nebelwerfer Rocket Launcher was a much feared weapon which saw increasing use by the Wehrmacht as the war progressed. The 21cm NW42 was a larger version of the 15cm NW41 and in Flames of War provides a cheaper alternative to more costly Artillery batteries. I would have had these finished a week ago but my recent illness slowed their completion a little.


The NW42 was a five-barreled multiple rocket launcher mounted on the towed carriage with a pivoting stabilizer on the front to steady the launcher when firing. The 21 cm Wurfgranate (thrower-shell) 42 rockets were spin-stabilized and electrically-fired with high-explosive warheads. The rockets were fired one at a time, in a timed ripple and had a prominent exhaust trail that kicked up large dust plumes. This meant that Nebelwerfer batteries had to relocate quickly to avoid counter-battery fire. The rockets were also inaccurate and landed in a dispersed target area due to uneven burning propellants and other factors. None the less their screaming flight and the random destruction they wrought earned them the nickname Moaning Minnie's.

Range: 72”/180cm
Anti-tank: 3
Firepower: 3+

15 comments:

  1. Excellent painting Lee!!! Glad your feeling better.

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  2. Nice work again, they go well with the video you posted.

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  3. Very nice painting and basing Lee. Since you posted that vid I have become much more interested in these suckers.

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  4. Thanks everyone. I was going to start on my Stuart Platoon next but got halfway through assembly when I realised they were missing a rather important part - the Gun Barrels !

    Currently seeking replacement parts from the UK customer services desk. Hopefully I'll get my missing parts quickly this time.

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  5. Very nicely done. I enjoyed the video you posted on these earlier, too.

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  6. Wow, excelent paint and basing jobs there!

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  7. Nice looking figures. It's always a blast to be the player of the german when you have these things banging away.

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  8. Good looking work, as always, Lee! Glad to hear you're feeling better.

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  9. Whoa! I like these! Saw them in real some 3 months ago... Simple but effective...
    Well done!

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  10. you are a courageous man, big Lee. I only put three figures per each nebelwerfer,... it flet most gratifying not to paint all of them :-)

    6-28

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  11. Great shading on your Nebs. I like them a lot.

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  12. Nice job, only prob with the 42's is no smoke and that's a biggie in my book.

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  13. Nice job. Those are very interesting models with great basing and paint job.

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  14. Someones just pulled me up on my smoke issue (i gave up when the ban came in, honest) according to a poster on the BF forums, it'a available for the 21s in E&S, i'll check it out later. So apologies for me spreading misinformation, Himmler'll be on my case.

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