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A Confederate-built rough iron 24-pounder Coehorn at Petersburg in 1864 Coehorn at Fort King George. The original Coehorn was light enough to be moved by as few as two men, although a four-man crew was more practical for rapid movement. It proved immediately popular: the 74 used at Kaiserswerth were increased to over 300 at Bonn six months later.
With the 10-inch siege mortars at 875 yards, about 60% of the shells would fall within a 40-yard radius of the target. The 13-inch seacoast mortar could be expected to be more accurate. (Abbot 1867, p. 39) Coehorn mortars were lighter mortars, designed to be brought well forward in the trenches.
Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar United Kingdom: World War II, Korea 107: 4.2-inch mortars M2 and M30 United States: World War II, Korea, Vietnam 140: 14 cm Minenwerfer M 15 Austria-Hungary: World War I 148: Coehorn mortar M. 1841 United States: 1841 150: Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1916 Batignolles France: World War I 150: Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1917 ...
In May 1701, Van Coehoorn demonstrated a light-weight mortar to William, later known as the Coehorn (sic). Designed to provide cover for infantry assaults, it was first used at Kaiserworth in 1702 and variations remained in service during the US Civil War in 1861. [ 28 ]
The Coehorn mortar gained quick popularity, necessitating a new form of naval ship, the bomb vessel. Mortars played a significant role in the Venetian conquest of Morea, and in the course of this campaign an ammunition depot in the Parthenon was blown up.
One Coehorn mortar; One 10-inch siege mortar M. 1841; One 4-inch ordnance; Two 30-pounder Parrotts [4] [5] The following troops garrisoned at Fort Bunker Hill: 11th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry; Company B, Main Coast Guards; Detachment 2d Company, New Hampshire Heavy Artillery; 150th Ohio National Guard; Battery G, 3rd United ...
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The fort was a small, unflanked enclosure with a bombproof and a magazine. The fort had emplacements for fifteen guns, and its armaments consisted of two 24-pound siege guns, two 12-pound howitzers, four 4.5-inch ordnance rifles, four 6-pound guns, two 10-inch siege mortars and two 24-pounder Coehorn mortars. [11]