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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 ...
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.
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 the problem of satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for ...
211 mm mortar 21 cm Mörser 10 German Empire: 211 mm siege mortar 21 cm Mörser 16 German Empire: 211 mm siege mortar 21 cm Mrs 18 Nazi Germany: 211 mm siege mortar 22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15 Austria-Hungary: 225 mm mortar 24 cm Haubitze 39 Czechoslovakia: 240 mm siege howitzer 24 cm Kanone 3 Nazi Germany: 238 mm field gun 24 cm Kanone M. 16
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 ...
Minenwerfer ("mine launcher" or "mine thrower") is the German name for a class of short range mine shell launching mortars used extensively during the First World War by the Imperial German Army. The weapons were intended to be used by engineers to clear obstacles, including bunkers and barbed wire, that longer range artillery would not be able ...
8 German Empire. 9 Kingdom of Greece. ... Mortars. 7.5cm M1917 Minenwerfer; 9cm M1914 and M1914/16 Minenwerfer; ... MBI Publishing company.
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.