WWI mortars 9.45" and 6" Newton Mortar

[fat tony]

9.45" Mortar

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bomb

mortar

6" Newton Mortar (American version)

bombs (British)

 

[Greenfields]

Wouldn't want to be sitting if counter battery started hammering home!

 

[fat tony]

I find it quite interesting that in the Edwardian era, the cutting edge military industrial technology was British through and through. The Americans copied a significant # of British designs *P-14 adapted as the M1917 rifle, the 6" Newton mortar, the 9.45" mortar, .303 Lee Enfield was allegedly widely used by the "Sammies" (no offence).

The sun never sets. . .

 

[smellie]

Flying Pig: you do NOT wanta be where that baby lands!

Projectiles wobbled in flight, made a "whah-whah-whah" noise as they came in.

REALLY slow; you could watch them easily.

Couple hundred pounds of Lyddite could absolutely ruin your day.
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[hacer2]

well heck so slow that they made civilian skeet shooters with trench guns blow things like those out of the sky

 

[fat tony]

well heck so slow that they made civilian skeet shooters with trench guns blow things like those out of the sky

Perhaps "Toffee apples" are more to your taste then?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_inch_Medium_Mortar