German 8cm Wgr38 mortar round

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Mortars were part of the armament of the Wehrmacht infantry battalion at the rate of 6 mortars per infantry battalion. According to the states, each division of the Wehrmacht was supposed to have 54 units of 81-mm mortars.
By September 1, 1939, the troops were armed with 4,624 mortars. By April 1, 1940 - 6796 pcs.
According to the program for the production of weapons B in the period from September 1, 1940 to April 1, 1941, the production of 81-mm mortars model 1934 was 114% of the planned indicators, and the production of 81-mm mortar mines - 104% of the planned indicators. As a result, on April 1, 1941, the troops had 10,549 units. 81-mm mortars and 12 436 000 pcs. shots to them
On June 1, 1941, there were 11,767 mortars in the Wehrmacht units. Production continued until the end of the war, and on January 1, 1945, there were 16,454 units in the units.
The cost of one mortar was 810 Reichsmarks
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