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List of heavy mortars

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Heavy mortars are large-calibre mortars designed to fire a relatively heavy shell on a high angle trajectory. Such weapons have a relatively short range, but are usually less complex than similar calibre field artillery.

This category includes the "Trench Mortars" of World War I which were all too heavy and cumbersome, and hence lacked the mobility, to be classed as infantry mortars.

Muzzle-loading

Caliber (mm) Weapon name Country of origin Period
50.8 2 inch Medium Mortar "Toffee Apple"  United Kingdom World War I
58.3 Mortier de 58 T N°1  France World War I
58.3 Mortier de 58 T N°1 bis  France World War I
58.3 Mortier de 58 mm type 2 "Crapouillot"  France World War I
90 20 cm leLdgW  Nazi Germany World War II
91.5 9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz  German Empire World War I
105 10.5 cm Luftminenwerfer M15  Austria-Hungary World War I
105 10 cm Nebelwerfer 35  Nazi Germany World War II
106.7 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 Fabry  France World War I
152 Newton 6 inch Mortar  United Kingdom World War I
160 160 mm IMI Mortar  Israel Cold War
160 Soltam M-66  Israel
160 Vafa mortar  Iran
160 Patria Vammas M58  Finland
169 38 cm sLdgW  Nazi Germany World War II
170 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer  German Empire World War I
200 20 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16  Austria-Hungary 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
240 24 cm schwere FlügelMinenWerfer Albrecht  German Empire World War I
240 24 cm schwere FlügelMinenWerfer IKO  German Empire World War I
245 24 cm schwerer LadungsWerfer Ehrhardt  German Empire World War I
250 25 cm schwere Minenwerfer  German Empire World War I
250 Mortier Negrei calibrul 250 mm Model 1916  Kingdom of Romania World War I
250 Albrecht Mortar  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
320 320 mm Type 98 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
90 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14  Austria-Hungary World War I
90 9 cm Minenwerfer M 17  Austria-Hungary World War I
105 10 cm Nebelwerfer 40  Nazi Germany World War II
120 120 mm howitzer Model 1901  German Empire Balkan wars / World War I / Finnish Civil War / Hungarian–Romanian War
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
160 M-160 mortar  Soviet Union Cold War
200 20 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16  Austria-Hungary World War I
209 21 cm Mörser M1880  German Empire World War I
210 21 cm GrW 69  Nazi Germany World War II
211 21 cm Mörser 99  German Empire World War I
211 21 cm Mörser 10  German Empire World War I
211 21 cm Mörser 16  German Empire World War I
211 21 cm Mrs 18  Nazi Germany World War II
220 Mortier de 220 mm modèle 1880  France World War I
220 Mortier de 220 mm TR mle 1915/1916  France World War I / World War II
240 M240 towed mortar  Soviet Union Cold War
260 Mortaio da 260/9 Modello 16  Italy World War I /World War II
270 Mortier de 270 mm modèle 1885  France World War I
270 Mortier de 270 mm modèle 1889  France World War I / World War II
280 280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5)  Soviet Union World War II
280 Mortier de 280 Schneider  France World War I / World War II
293 Mortier de 293 Danois sur affut-truck modèle 1914  France World War I / World War II
305 12-inch coast defense mortar M1886, M1890, M1908, and M1912  United States World War I / World War II
370 Mortier de 370 modèle 1914 Filloux  France World War I / World War II
420 2B1 Oka  Soviet Union Cold War
540 Karl-Gerät 041  Nazi Germany World War II
600 Karl-Gerät 040  Nazi Germany World War II

Notes and references

  1. Internal bore size not warhead size. Comparable to 6 inch mortars
  2. Bore size, not bomb size, which was much larger
  3. 90 mm spigot size. Bomb was 200 mm
  4. 169 mm spigot size. Bomb was 380 mm.

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