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Nebelwerfer
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Nebelwerfer

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · Germany · 1940
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Nebelwerfer

Nebelwerfer
Nebelwerfer Photo: Mzajac · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
30
Saturation Firepower
50
Salvo Size
40
Reload Speed
20
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
45
Shoot-and-Scoot
0
Ammunition Versatility
50
Technology
20
Cost-Effectiveness
70
Origin Germany
CategoryMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
EraWorld War II
In service1940–1945
Operators5 countries
Quantity6,000
Data Quality88%
32
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) MASS Rating
8/21
World War II
122/151
All-Time
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · 10 axes scored
Range
30
Saturation Firepower
50
Salvo Size
40
Reload Speed
20
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
45
Shoot-and-Scoot
0
Ammunition Versatility
50
Technology
20
Cost-Effectiveness
70
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category.
01 / Overview
Nebelwerfer
Country
Production
1940–1945
Quantity
6,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) · WORLD WAR II
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
32
multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
  • Service Entry Year1940
  • Combat Weight2,200 kg
  • Crew6
  • Carriage TypeWheeled / Towed
◈Ordnance2MOD.2
  • Calibre150 mm
  • Ordnance Typerocket
▣Performance1MOD.1
  • Maximum Range (standard)6.9 km
◇Ammunition3MOD.3
◆Mobility1MOD.1
▤Ammunition Handling1MOD.1
  • Ready Rounds6
⬢Production2MOD.2
  • Total Production6,000
  • Production Start1,940 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1939First deployment: World War II
  2. 1940Production started
  3. 1945Production ended
86
years in service
5
years in production
6,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 5 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Smoke grenades are pyrotechnic devices deployed by infantry fighting vehicles to create a visual screen, obscuring movement or positions from enemy observation or targeting.
Artillery classification distinguishing self-propelled wheeled vehicles from weapons towed by external means.
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