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Pages in category "World War I mortars of Germany" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Albrecht mortars came in a number of lengths and diameters 25–45 cm (10–18 in) each with their own projectiles. They consisted of a muzzle loaded smooth bore barrel built from wooden staves and wound with galvanized wire for reinforcement.
Albrecht Mortar German Empire: World War I 254: 10-inch siege mortar M. 1841 United States: 1841 254: 10-inch seacoast mortar M. 1841 United States: 1841 260: 26 cm Minenwerfer M 17 Austria-Hungary: World War I 320: 320 mm Type 98 mortar Japan: World War II: 325: Mortier de 12 Gribeauval Kingdom of France: 1781 330: 13-inch seacoast mortar M ...
Next to the elevation gear, there was a slot that held an inclinometer sight to aim the mortar. There was also a crescent-shaped rail along the front of the base that could be adjusted for the traverse. The large smoothbore barrel was 24.5 cm (9.6 in) in diameter but the German designation rounded down to the nearest centimeter.
The 9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz (Trench mortar) was a light mortar used by Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I, developed from the 9cm glatter leichter MinenWerfer Mauser by Firma Heinrich Lanz & Co. The tube was made thicker and stronger which allowed for more powerful powder to be used, the breech was beefed up, and the ...
The 25 cm Erdmörser (Earth Mortar) was a simple, mostly wooden mortar used for trench warfare fighting by the Imperial German Army in World War I.It consisted of a 25 cm (9.8 in) diameter (according to French sources, German sources state 24 cm (9.4 in), 65 cm (26 in) long wooden tube reinforced with iron wire with a 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) long wooden slide attached.
This list catalogues mortars which are issued to infantry units to provide close range, rapid response, indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactical combat. [1] In this sense the mortar has been called "infantryman's artillery", and represents a flexible logistic solution [clarification needed] to satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for the light ...
The 21 cm M1880 was a heavy mortar that was designed to provide high-angle indirect fire for siege operations. It could be used to either attack or defend fortified areas. In defense, the mortar was used to provide high-angle fire to destroy enemy communications, supply, and attack trenches dug by an attacker during siege operations or it could be used by an attacker to destroy gun turrets ...