The light version of the weapon, the 7.58 cm Leichter Minenwerfer (LMW; "light mine launcher"), was still at the prototype stage when the war started, but rapidly entered production. The weapon was far more efficient than its artillery counterpart: in comparison, the 7.7  cm FK 96 n/A needed to be towed by a team of six horses, compared with a single horse for the LMW; additionally, the LMW could be moved around the battlefield by four men.
The lighter version of the weapon, the 7.58 cm Leichter Minenwerfer (LMW; "light mine launcher"), was still in prototype stage when the war started, but rapidly entered production. The weapon was far more efficient than its artillery counterpart: compared to the 7.7  cm FK 96 n/A which required a team of six horses for towing, the LMW only needed one horse; additionally, the LMW could be moved around the battlefield by four men.