The weapon was of conventional design and broke down into three loads (smooth bore barrel, bipod, baseplate) for transport. A panoramic sight was mounted on the traversing mechanism yoke for fine adjustments. A line on the tube could be used for rough laying. The 8 cm GrW 34/1 was an adaptation for use in self-propelled mountings. A lightened version with a shorter barrel was put into production as the
kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42. The mortar employed conventional 8 cm 3.5 kg shells (high explosive or smoke) with percussion
fuzes. The range could be extended by fitting up to three additional powder charges between the shell tailfins. A total of 74,336,000 rounds of ammunition were produced for the Granatwerfer 34 from September 1939 to March 1945. ==Users==