The Stokes mortar was a British trench mortar designed by Sir Wilfred Stokes KBE that was issued to the British and U.S. armies, as well as the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps, during …

2018年5月13日 · Portable trench mortars were one of the major innovations of the First World War. A response to the difficult fighting conditions of trench warfare, they were a weapon the …

The 240 mm trench mortar, or Mortier de 240 mm, was a large calibre mortar of World War I. An original French design, it was developed by Batignolles Company of Paris and introduced in …

The 2 inch medium trench mortar, also known as the 2-inch howitzer, and nicknamed the "toffee apple" or "plum pudding" mortar, was a British smooth bore muzzle loading medium trench …

2022年12月28日 · Mortars were first used in the 15th century and continued in use into 19th century. They were used in the Russo-Japanese war where the Germans observed their use …

2024年7月18日 · Trench mortars were artillery pieces designed for short-range bombardment, primarily used in the complex trench warfare of World War I. Their unique design allowed them …

Mortars were undeniably effective effective in terms of trench warfare. Soldiers would often strain their ears to catch the "plop!" sound that indicated the firing of an enemy mortar, and …

The devastating firepower of modern weaponry helped create the trench stalemate on the Western Front during the First World War. Armies were forced to adapt their tactics and …

Mortars were curved-trajectory weapons that could lob shells into trenches whose occupants would be unaffected by flat trajectory weapons but, compared to standard artillery, mortars …

2012年8月15日 · The emergence of trench warfare on the Western Front proved to be fertile ground for the development of the mortar. Yet for all their worth, trench mortars struggled to …