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A Confederate-built rough iron 24-pounder Coehorn at Petersburg in 1864 Coehorn at Fort King George. The original Coehorn was light enough to be moved by as few as two men, although a four-man crew was more practical for rapid movement. It proved immediately popular: the 74 used at Kaiserswerth were increased to over 300 at Bonn six months later.
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 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Coehorn; D. Debris mortar; E. ... Roaring Meg (cannon) S. Sebastopol (mortar) T. T81 Chemical Mortar Motor ...
This list catalogues mortars which are issued to infantry units to provide close range, rapid response, indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactical combat. [1] In this sense the mortar has been called "infantryman's artillery", and represents a flexible logistic solution [clarification needed] to the problem of satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for ...
Federal forces fired over 40,000 mortar rounds during the siege, and the Confederates returned a nearly equal fire (Abbot 1867, pp. 18–19). The Federal forces mounted a 13-inch Coehorn mortar on a railroad flatcar. This mortar was nicknamed the Dictator. The car was fired from a section of the Petersburg and City Point Railroad where moving ...
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In May 1701, Van Coehoorn demonstrated a light-weight mortar to William, later known as the Coehorn (sic). Designed to provide cover for infantry assaults, it was first used at Kaiserworth in 1702 and variations remained in service during the US Civil War in 1861. [ 28 ]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 2R2M mortar; 12-inch coast defense mortar;