9 cm Mortar Type GR

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9 cm Mortar Type GR
9 cm Mortar Type GR 01.JPG
Russian 9 cm Mortar Type GR in Army History Museum and Park in Kecel, Hungary.
TypeGun-mortar
Place of originRussian Empire
Service history
Used byRussian Empire
WarsFirst World War
Production history
Designed1915
Produced1915-1917
Specifications
Mass46 kg (101 lb)
References

The 9 cm mortar Type GR (German-Russian) was a World War I Russian mortar, developed circa 1915. It was a variant of captured Austro-Hungarian mortars 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14. 12,519 9cm GR mortars were produced in 1915-1917 in Russia.[1] Its shell is comparable in power to the modern 81mm mortar shell.

Comparison of Russian Front mortars (1915—1917)[]

Mortar name Calibre (mm) Shell (kg) Propellant mass (kg) Muzzle velocity (metres/second) Mass of the mortar (kg) Rate of fire (rounds/minute) Maximum range (metres)
9 cm mortar Type GR 91 bomb 3.3 0.7 100 46 4-5 500
Aasen mortar 75 grenade 1.2 0.4 24 400
20-mm mortar 20 grenade 2.45 0.17 61 33
Likhonin mortar 20 bomb 3.0 0.34 16.8 16.5 500

References[]

  1. ^ "9cm GR mortar".

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