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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.

Muzzle-loading

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Caliber (mm) Weapon name Country of origin Period
10510 cm Nebelwerfer 35 Nazi GermanyWorld War II
106.7Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar United KingdomWorld War II, Korea
1074.2-inch mortars M2 and M30 United StatesWorld War II, Korea, Vietnam
14014 cm Minenwerfer M 15 Austria-HungaryWorld War I
148Coehorn mortar M. 1841 United States1841
150Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1916 Batignolles FranceWorld War I
150Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1917 Fabry FranceWorld War I
152Newton 6 inch Mortar United KingdomWorld War I
160160 mm IMI Mortar IsraelCold War
160Soltam M-66 Israel
160Vafa mortar Iran
160Patria Vammas M58 Finland
169[1]38 cm sLdgW Nazi GermanyWorld War II
17017 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer German EmpireWorld War I
20020 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16 Austria-HungaryWorld War I
2038-inch siege mortar M.1841 United States1841
203Livens Projector United KingdomWorld War I
22522.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15 Austria-HungaryWorld War I
240Dumezil-Batignolles Mortier de 240 mm FranceWorld War I
2409.45 inch Heavy Mortar "Flying Pig" United KingdomWorld War I
24024 cm schwere FlügelMinenWerfer Albrecht German EmpireWorld War I
24024 cm schwere FlügelMinenWerfer IKO German EmpireWorld War I
24524 cm schwerer LadungsWerfer Ehrhardt German EmpireWorld War I
25025 cm schwere Minenwerfer German EmpireWorld War I
250Mortier Negrei calibrul 250 mm Model 1916 Kingdom of RomaniaWorld War I
250Albrecht Mortar German EmpireWorld War I
25410-inch siege mortar M. 1841 United States1841
25410-inch seacoast mortar M. 1841 United States1841
26026 cm Minenwerfer M 17 Austria-HungaryWorld War I
320320 mm Type 98 mortar JapanWorld War II
325Mortier de 12 Gribeauval Kingdom of France1781
33013-inch seacoast mortar M. 1861 United States1861
610Monster Mortar Belgium1832
914Little David United StatesWorld War II
914Mallet's Mortar United Kingdom1857

Breech-loading

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Caliber (mm) Weapon name Country of origin Period
10510 cm Nebelwerfer 40 Nazi GermanyWorld War II
160160mm Mortar M1943 Soviet UnionWorld War II
160M-160 mortar Soviet UnionCold War
160Type 56 mortar ChinaCold War
20020 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16 Austria-HungaryWorld War I
20921 cm Mörser M1880 German EmpireWorld War I
21021 cm GrW 69 Nazi GermanyWorld War II
21121 cm Mörser 99 German EmpireWorld War I
21121 cm Mörser 10 German EmpireWorld War I
21121 cm Mörser 16 German EmpireWorld War I
21121 cm Mrs 18 Nazi GermanyWorld War II
220Mortier de 220 mm modèle 1880 FranceWorld War I
220Mortier de 220 mm TR mle 1915/1916 FranceWorld War I / World War II
240M240 towed mortar Soviet UnionCold War
2402S4 Tyulpan self propelled mortar Soviet UnionCold War
260Mortaio da 260/9 Modello 16 ItalyWorld War I /World War II
270Mortier de 270 mm modèle 1885 FranceWorld War I
270Mortier de 270 mm modèle 1889 FranceWorld War I / World War II
280280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5) Soviet UnionWorld War II
280Mortier de 280 Schneider FranceWorld War I / World War II
293Mortier de 293 Danois sur affut-truck modèle 1914 FranceWorld War I / World War II
30512-inch coast defense mortar M1886, M1890, M1908, and M1912 United StatesWorld War I / World War II
370Mortier de 370 modèle 1914 Filloux FranceWorld War I / World War II
4202B1 Oka Soviet UnionCold War
540Karl-Gerät 041 Nazi GermanyWorld War II
600Karl-Gerät 040 Nazi GermanyWorld War II

Notes and references

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  1. 169 mm spigot size. Bomb was 380 mm.

See also

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