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Mortar (weapon)

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system has common features to the Chinese made Type 82 130 mm (5.1 in) 30-tube MLRS (introduced by the Palestinian Liberation Army (PLA) in the early 1980s) rather than rail-guided Katyusha variants such as the Qassam Rocket. The warhead weight is 70 kg (150 lb) and it is filled with TNT. It had a range of 15 to 25 km (9.3 to 15.5 mi). The rocket has since then undergone some modifications. The Pasilan 2000 was more lethal than Baba mortar. But it was not heavily used for ground attacks during the
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for muzzle-loading rifles. For extra range, propellant rings (augmentation charges) are attached to the bomb's fins. The rings are usually easy to remove, because they have a major influence on the speed and thus the range of the bomb. Some mortar rounds can be fired without any augmentation charges,
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launcher, used from the deck of a ship, used 24 spigot mortars which fired a diamond pattern of anti-submarine projectiles into the sea ahead of the ship. A sinking projectile detonated if it struck a submarine, and the pattern was such that any submarine partly in the landing zone of the projectiles
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inside the projectile and firing the propellant charge. The advantage of a spigot mortar is that the firing unit (baseplate and spigot) is smaller and lighter than a conventional tube mortar of equivalent payload and range. It is also somewhat simpler to manufacture. Further, most spigot mortars have
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and had a booster charge for longer range, was developed after World War I; this was in effect a new weapon. By World War II, it could fire as many as 30 bombs per minute and had a range of over 2,500 yd (2,300 m) with some shell types. The French developed an improved version of the Stokes
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imaging sensor that it uses to guide itself onto any tank or armoured fighting vehicle in the vicinity where it lands. The seeker is designed to ignore targets that are already burning. Launched from any 120 mm mortar, STRIX has a normal range of up to 4.5 km (2.8 mi). The addition of
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guidance and directional control surfaces into a package that replaces standard fuses, transforming existing 120 mm mortar bodies into precision-guided munitions. The XM395 munition consists of a GPS-guided kit fitted to standard 120 mm smoothbore mortar rounds that includes the fitting of
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for mortars generally comes in two main varieties: fin-stabilised and spin-stabilised. Examples of the former have short fins on their posterior portion, which control the path of the bomb in flight. Spin-stabilised mortar bombs rotate as they travel along and leave the mortar tube, which stabilises
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from 60 mm (2.36 in) to 120 mm (4.72 in). However, both larger and smaller mortars have been produced. The modern mortar is a muzzle-loaded weapon and relatively simple to operate. It consists of a barrel into which the gunners drop a mortar round. When the round reaches the base
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Operators may fire spin-stabilised rounds from either a smoothbore or a rifled barrel. Rifled mortars are more accurate but slower to load. Since mortars are generally muzzle-loaded, mortar bombs for rifled barrels usually have a pre-engraved band, called an obturator, that engages with the rifling
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Insurgent groups often use improvised, or "homemade" mortars to attack fortified military installations or terrorise civilians. They are usually constructed from heavy steel piping mounted on a steel frame. These weapons may fire standard mortar rounds, purpose-made shells, repurposed gas cylinders
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in a thinner skin than rifled artillery ammunition. Because of the difference in available volume, a smooth-bore mortar of a given diameter will have a greater explosive yield than a similarly sized artillery shell of a gun or howitzer. For example, a 120 mm mortar bomb has approximately the
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are being employed in strategic positions to direct fire, an arrangement where the mortar is in relatively close proximity both to its forward observer and its target, allowing for fire to be quickly and accurately delivered with lethal effect. Mortars suffer from instability when used on snow or
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A near-silent mortar can operate using the spigot principle. Each round has a close-fitting sliding plug in the tube that fits over the spigot. When the round is fired, the projectile is pushed off the spigot, but before the plug clears the spigot it is caught by a constriction at the base of the
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or MBRL. This is ideal for LTTE's camouflage and conceals attacking style. Once a round is fired, forward observers/spies/civilian spotters can correct the fire. The way the tube is installed is similar to the positioning of rocket pods. The length and calibre of the barrel indicate Pasilan 2000
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The disadvantage is that while most mortar bombs have a streamlined shape towards the back that fits a spigot mortar application well, using that space for the spigot mortar tube takes volume and mass away from the payload of the projectile. If a soldier is carrying only a few projectiles, the
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in the base of the bomb would make contact with a firing pin at the base of the tube and detonate, firing the bomb towards the target. The Stokes mortar could fire as many as 25 bombs per minute and had a maximum range of 800 yd (730 m), firing the original cylindrical unstabilised
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same explosive capability as a 152 mm/155 mm artillery shell. Also, fin-stabilised munitions fired from a smooth-bore, which do not rely on the spin imparted by a rifled bore for greater accuracy, do not have the drawback of veering in the direction of the spin.
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From the 17th to the mid-20th century, very heavy, relatively immobile siege mortars were used, of up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) calibre, often made of cast iron and with an outside barrel diameter many times that of the bore diameter. An early example was
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The Pasilan 2000, the improved version, has been developed with characteristics similar to a rocket launcher. The Pasilan 2000 was a heavy mortar fired from a mobile launcher mounted on a tractor. The shell does not emit constant muzzle flares like
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that fires the round. The barrel is generally set at an angle of between 45 and 85 degrees (800 to 1500 mils), with the higher angle producing a shorter horizontal trajectory. Some mortars have a moving firing pin, operated by a
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used by the LTTE for ground operations since the 1980s. As Baba mortar rounds contained tar, they caused a fire when they hit the ground. The Baba, the prototype mortar, was crude. But with time the weapon has improved.
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were widely used on the coast to launch lines to ships in distress, and interest in their use as a weapon was not revived until the beginning of the 20th century. Mortars were heavily used by both sides during the
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reported making mortars "by taking logs of the toughest wood that could be found, boring them out for 6 or 12 lb (2.7 or 5.4 kg) shells and binding them with strong iron bands. These answered as
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tube. This traps the gases from the propelling charge and hence the sound of the firing. After World War II the Belgium Fly-K silent spigot mortar was accepted into French service as the TN-8111.
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projectile weight disadvantage is not significant. However, the weight of a large quantity of the heavier and more complex spigot projectiles offsets the weight saved.
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Mortars are short-range weapons and often more effective than long range artillery for many purposes within their shorter range. In particular, because of its high,
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Spigot mortars generally fell out of favour after World War II and were replaced by smaller conventional mortars. Military applications of spigot mortars include:
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Mortars have been used for hundreds of years. The earliest reported use of mortars was in Korea in a 1413 naval battle when Korean gunsmiths developed the
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high". The time of flight of these was apparently long enough that casualties could be avoided by posting observers to give warning of their trajectories.
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dogs for bird hunting. Simple launchers use a separate small primer cap as the sole propellant (similar or identical to the cartridges used in industrial
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The Stokes mortar was a simple muzzle-loaded weapon, consisting of a smoothbore metal tube fixed to a base plate (to absorb recoil) with a lightweight
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Non-military applications include the use of small-calibre spigot mortars to launch lightweight, low-velocity foam dummy targets used for training
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Most modern mortar systems consist of four main components: a barrel, a base plate, a bipod and a sight. Modern mortars normally range in
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are known as "Pasilan 2000", also known as a "rocket mortar" or "Arti-mortar" like the 122 mm (4.8 in) cannon, successor to the
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filled with explosives and shrapnel, or any other type of improvised explosive, incendiary or chemical munitions. These were called "
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no barrel in the conventional sense, which means ammunition of almost any weight and diameter can be fired from the same mortar.
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in 1915 during the First World War that the modern mortar transportable by one person was born. In the conditions of
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with a near vertical descent, the mortar can land bombs on nearby targets, including those behind obstacles or in
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are vehicles which carry a mortar as a primary weapon. Numerous vehicles have been used to mount mortars, from
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self-propelled 240 mm (9.4 in) heavy mortar which is one of the largest mortars in current use.
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War Dept. Technical Manual TM9-2005, Volume 3, Ordnance Materiel – General, Page 17, December 1942
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is a Swedish endphase-guided projectile fired from a 120 mm mortar currently manufactured by
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Slough observer:Suspected Second World War mortar exploded in Windsor today, 3 October 2014
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Modern mortars and their ammunition are generally much smaller and lighter than long range
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Fly-K mortar systems – excellent stealth capabilities and tremendous tactical potential
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that can be equipped with a mortar, either outside or inside of the cabin. The Israeli
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was a 60 cm (24 in) mortar and the largest to see combat in modern warfare.
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placed upon them by rifling or greater pressures, and can therefore carry a higher
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Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire
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from closed firing positions in the field; and with the collaboration of General
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whence they drew their name. An early transportable mortar was invented by Baron
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soft ground, because the recoil pushes them into the ground or snow unevenly. A
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them in much the same way as a rifle bullet. Both types of rounds can be either
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used by Japan in World War II to some psychological effect in the battles of
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a special sustainer motor increases the range to 7.5 km (4.7 mi).
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mortar gained quick popularity, necessitating a new form of naval ship, the
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World War II US Army movie footage of the 914 mm "Little David" mortar
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tank uses a 60 mm (2.4 in) mortar as a secondary armament. The
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mount. When a mortar bomb was dropped into the tube, an impact sensitive
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Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles at a range of angles
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launcher on display. Note the exposed spigot on the lower left launcher.
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The Fortress in the Age of Vauban and Frederick the Great 1660–1789
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and inferior anti-tank capability compared to modern anti-tank
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Gun-mortars are breech-loaded mortars usually equipped with a
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with a variety of ammunition. Historically mortars were heavy
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a nose and tail subsystem containing the maneuvering parts.
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Improvised mortars in Batey ha-Osef Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
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M113 mortar carrier showing the placement of an 81 mm mortar
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was blown up. An early use of these more mobile mortars as
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in 1701. This mortar fired an exploding shell, which had a
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Looking down an L16 mortar barrel. Note: fixed firing pin.
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The mortar had fallen out of general use in Europe by the
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Fin-stabilised mortar bombs do not have to withstand the
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The 230 mm (9.1 in) petard mortar used on the
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13-inch mortar "Dictator" was a rail-mounted gun of the
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A modified version of the mortar, which fired a modern
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role, but have a reduced range compared to modern gun-
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today is usually a simple, lightweight, man-portable,
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Mallet's Mortar, the largest British mortar ever made
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The largest mortars ever developed were the Belgian "
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L16 mortar consisting of barrel, base plate and bipod
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Mortar round with propellant rings about to be fired
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anti-tank launchers used by Britain in World War II.
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The 647:Engraving depicting the Venetian siege of the 2270:"Tank Hurls Flying Dust Bins and Lays Tracks" 1489:XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) 1198:Improvised mortars used by insurgents in the 609:recorded the use of a mini cannon called the 503: 8: 2727:-era German 60 cm self-propelled mortar 2698:Defense Update: Modern mobile 120 mm mortars 2526:"Israeli army tests GPS-guided mortar shell" 2276:, Hearst Magazines, p. 7, December 1944 2127:. Sterling Publishing Company. p. 202. 2124:The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II 1983:. Princeton University Press. p. 140. 632:by Giovanni da Tagliacozzo states that the 569:(technically called bombs) in high-arching 143:mortar (round visible in smoke) during the 2373:The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ammunition 1958:. Cambridge University Press. p. 68. 1764:a lightweight mortar, sometimes improvised 1685:" (24 in (610 mm)) developed by 510: 496: 149: 2703:Defense Update: Advanced mortar munitions 1811:. Oxford University Press. Archived from 1721:Roaring Meg on display at Goodrich Castle 120:Learn how and when to remove this message 2347:"Dossier on LTTE Weapons – PDF document" 2034:(2017 ed.). Routledge. p. 65. 1693:(36 in (910 mm)) developed by 1370: 1188:Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) 834:with example of his WWI mortar and bombs 683:, and in the course of this campaign an 2496:"GMM 120–120 mm Guided Mortar Munition" 1796: 1753:, used in mortars before the modern age 1711: 1125:320 mm (13 in) Type 98 mortar 157: 2680:. Department of the Army. 1 March 2000 2299:from the original on December 16, 2014 2057:, by Sam Grant, Kindle location 12783, 2675:"Field Manual 23-91 – Mortar Gunnery" 2199:. Osprey Publishing. pp. 42–43. 1664:list of the largest cannon by caliber 7: 2174:from the original on 1 December 2017 58:adding citations to reliable sources 2287:Oliver Holmes (December 12, 2014). 2055:Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant 1575:during the "Armiya 2020" exhibition 1547:. 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Osprey Publishing. p. 13. 1479:Soldiers standing in front of an 1068:A Blacker Bombard during training 1000:, and sometimes equipped with an 914:heavy siege mortar in August 1944 2623:"Field Manual 3-22.90 – Mortars" 2617:A Guide to Modern Mortar Systems 2467:"XM395: 120 mm Precision Mortar" 2455:from the original on 2016-12-30. 2415:"XM395 Precision Mortar (120mm)" 2196:Infantry Mortars of World War II 1726: 1714: 1563:Compared to long range artillery 1372:Data for 81 mm L16 mortar 613:that was similar to the mortar. 553:. Mortars are typically used as 34: 2708:How does a mortar work? – video 2333:"Pasilan 2000 used by the LTTE" 2213:from the original on 2015-03-20 2141:from the original on 2015-03-20 2079:"Stokes Mortar - by WL Ruffell" 1571:Self-propelled mortar based on 1216:Improvised mortars used in the 45:needs additional citations for 1276:of the barrel it hits a fixed 951:M113 armored personnel carrier 1: 2392:. Dec 7, 2004. Archived from 1662:For the largest mortars, see 186:Artillery in the Song dynasty 2560:KBP Instrument Design Bureau 1809:Oxford Dictionary of English 1617:Mortar trajectory comparison 991:2B9 Vasilek 82 mm gun mortar 711:in the rough terrain of the 628:. An Italian account of the 622:1453 siege of Constantinople 537:(although some models use a 191:Artillery in the Middle Ages 2030:Duffy, Christopher (1985). 1120:by Britain in World War II. 655:Early mortars, such as the 565:. 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