List of heavy mortars facts for kids
Heavy mortars are large-calibre mortars which fire a heavy shell on a high angle trajectory. These weapons have a short range, but are usually less complex than similar sized field artillery.
This category includes the "Trench Mortars" of World War I. These were all heavy and difficult to move.
Muzzle-loading
Caliber (mm) | Weapon name | Country of origin | Design |
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50.8 | 2 inch Medium Mortar "Toffee Apple" | United Kingdom | World War I |
90 | 20 cm leLdgW | Nazi Germany | World War II |
105 | 10.5 cm Luftminenwerfer M15 | Austria-Hungary | World War I |
105 | 10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 | Nazi Germany | World War II |
140 | 14 cm Minenwerfer M 15 | Austria-Hungary | World War I |
148 | Coehorn mortar M. 1841 | United States | 1841 |
152 | Newton 6 inch Mortar | United Kingdom | World War I |
160 | 160mm IMI Mortar | Israel | Cold War |
160 | Soltam M-66 | Israel | |
160 | Patria Vammas M58 | Finland | |
169 | 38 cm sLdgW | Nazi Germany | World War II |
170 | 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer | German Empire | World War I |
203 | 8-inch siege mortar M.1841 | United States | 1841 |
203 | Livens Projector | United Kingdom | World War I |
225 | 22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15 | Austria-Hungary | World War I |
240 | Dumezil-Batignolles Mortier de 240 mm | France | World War I |
240 | 9.45 inch Heavy Mortar "Flying Pig" | United Kingdom | World War I |
250 | 25 cm schwere Minenwerfer | 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 | Type 98 320 mm mortar | Japan | World War II |
325 | Mortier de 12 Gribeauval | Kingdom of France | 1781 |
330 | 13-inch seacoast mortar M. 1861 | United States | 1861 |
914 | Little David | United States | World War II |
914 | Mallet's Mortar | United Kingdom | 1857 |
Breech-loading
Caliber (mm) | Weapon name | Country of origin | Period |
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105 | 10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 | Nazi Germany | World War II |
120 | 12 cm Luftminenwerfer M16 | Austria-Hungary | World War I |
150 | 15 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 M. E. | Austria-Hungary | World War I |
160 | 160mm Mortar M1943 | Soviet Union | World War II |
200 | 20 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16 | Austria-Hungary | World War I |
210 | 21 cm GrW 69 | Nazi Germany | World War II |
240 | M240 towed mortar | Soviet Union | Cold War |
280 | Mortier de 280 Schneider | France | World War I |
280 | Blind Pig LOLZ Mortar | Canada | World War I |
325 | 12-inch Coast defense mortar M1886, M1890, and M1908 | United States | WWI, WWII |
420 | 2B1 Oka | Soviet Union | Cold War |
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