List of heavy mortars

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
50.8 2 inch Medium Mortar "Toffee Apple"[1]   United Kingdom World War I
90 [2] 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 [3] 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[4]   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
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   USSR 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   USSR 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   USSR Cold War

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References

  1. Internal bore size not warhead size. Comparable to 6 inch mortars
  2. 90 mm spigot size. Bomb was 200 mm
  3. 169 mm spigot size. Bomb was 380 mm.
  4. Alexander, Joseph. "The Japanese 320mm spigot mortar," Archived 2014-03-11 at the Wayback MachineClosing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima; retrieved 2012-2-20.