![]() Initially, two different mortars were fielded before they were replaced by a variety of rocket launchers ranging in size from 15 to 32 centimetres (5.9 to 12.6 in). They were primarily intended to deliver poison gas and smoke shells, although a high-explosive shell was developed for the Nebelwerfer from the beginning. This weapon was given its name as a disinformation strategy designed to fool observers from the League of Nations, who were observing any possible infraction of the Treaty of Versailles, into thinking that it was merely a device for creating a smoke screen. They were initially developed by and assigned to the Wehrmacht's "smoke troops" ( Nebeltruppen). The Nebelwerfer (smoke mortar ) was a World War II German series of weapons. Allied intelligence diagram of a 10 cm NbW 40 ![]()
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