#mortars

[theworldatwar]

Soviet sappers use wire cutters to clear barbed wire in front of a fortified German position whilst trying to avoid mortar shells - Zhitomir, Ukraine, Dec 1943

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[slack-wise]

Hrair Sarkissian

[historicalfirearms]

Ukraine's 40mm Grenade Mortar

In late April a Ukrainian unit shared an intriguing video of a small mortar that fired 40mm grenades. Since then they have shared several more videos showing how the small mortar works.

Check out the accompanying article for the video here.

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

U.S. Marines, Lance Cpl. Robert B. Xerri (front), Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Carriddi (left) and Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Walker (right) with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, prepare to fire a 60 mm mortar round to ensure their readiness in a deliberate defense on December 10, 2008, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation Backstop.

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Brian Jones

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[carbone14]

Pendant l'Opération Barbarossa de grandes quantités de mortiers soviétiques 120-PM-38 (120 mm) furent capturés et utilisés par les allemands – 1ère bataille de Kharkov – Kharkov – 1941

[blueiscoool]

Big Guns

Explosive work of mortars of the 28th OMBr named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign near Bakhmut, Ukraine.

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