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17.4 52 2 inch Medium Trench Mortar/2-inch Howitzer United Kingdom: World War I: 48 52 SBML 2-Inch United Kingdom: World War II: 4.8 58.3 Mortier de 58 mm type 2 "Crapouillot" [4] France: World War I: 301 60 Granatenwerfer 16 German Empire: World War I: 88 60 60 COM 97 Finland: Modern 16.8 [3] 60 Brandt Mle 1935 France: World War II: 19.05 60 ...
2.4 km (1.5 mi) The 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 (8 cm GrW 34) was the standard German infantry mortar throughout World War II . [ 3 ] It was noted for its accuracy and rapid rate of fire.
The 22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15 was a heavy mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. [1] It was developed by Böhler as an alternative to the German Ehrhardt 25 cm schwere Minenwerfer which Böhler was having problems building under license. It was a muzzle-loading, smooth-bore mortar that had no recoil system whatsoever.
(The 34 and 49 refer to the type of design, the P stands for Panzer or armoured, the 8 is the sum of the last 2 digits of the year (3+5=8)) The R-633 had a crew of 14 men, half working with the mortar, the remainder providing local defence. [ 4 ]
The weight in action is approximately 4,150 kg (9,150 lb). The HE bomb weighs 130 kg (290 lb), of which 34 kg (75 lb) is the explosive payload. The mortar bomb is almost 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long, is brought to the mortar on a two-wheeled trolley and a team of five is used for loading.
The kleine Granatenwerfer 16 or Gr.W.16 (Small Grenade Launcher Model 1916) in English, was an infantry mortar used by the Central Powers during the First World War.It was designed by a Hungarian priest named Father Vécer and was first used by the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1915.
The breech closes, and the mortar tilts into the firing position. [2] [7] In combat, the mortar is elevated between 50° and 80°, and it can fire one round per minute. [8] The 2S4 is fired either with a mechanical or electrical trigger. [2] [7] The 2S4 in profile The 2S4 is breech loaded with the tube in horizontal The Tyulpan in deployed ...