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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.
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 ...
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.
Siege and coastal mortars ranged from 8-inch models which could accompany an army's siege train to massive 13-inch monsters which had to be disassembled and carried by rail or ship to travel any distance. The Coehorn mortar however was a type of small mortar light enough
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.
Pages in category "Mortars" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Coehorn; D. Debris mortar; E. Eprouvette; L. Lyran illuminating mortar; R.
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 ...
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 ...