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), was still in development when World War II began but quickly entered production. The LMW was significantly more efficient than its artillery counterpart, the 7.7  cm FK 96 n/A, which needed a team of six horses to tow and could only be moved by a single horse.