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The 15cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Selbstfahrlafette / 1 was a rocket launcher on a armoured half-track vehicle developed to provide fire support for infantry. Production started in 1942 by the Opel company on the basis of a Maultier half track. It would see it’s first action in the Eastern Front in fall of 1943. The vehicle proofed to be less effective then normal artillery, but covered a much larger area and had a had a psychological effect on the enemy. The vehicle would also see action in Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and even Berlin. It would be produced from April 1943 to March 1944 along with its associated ammunition vehicle, the . 4. In total Opel produced 296 Panzerwerfer 42 and 251 of the ammunition vehicles . 4. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going, maybe by beer or coffee? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! ■ Support me on my Patreon ■ Or buy me a Coffee ■ Store: ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ ■ preservedtanks ■ ■ ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.