9th Infantry Division 82mm Mortar Tail fin - US MILITARIA FORUM
Sep 15, 2024 · The tail fin was cleared by a Captain of the 9th Infantry Division, Albert F. Gleim-. The bringback was brought back by Sergeant Mack Winsett Lacy, on the 25th day, month unknown, 1968. His obituary puts his service into far better view.
Mortar and Bazooka Relics – Stephen Taylor, WW2 Relic Hunter
Jan 7, 2018 · The Russians loved their mortars, and had a particularly impressive 120mm version, along with an 82mm weapon. The German standard issue was the 8cm and 5cm mortars. Russian 120mm and 82mm mortar fins (two variants of 82mm tail) German 8cm fin and 5cm fin and body (completely empty of course)
M252 mortar - Wikipedia
The M252 81 mm medium weight mortar is a British-designed smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to light infantry, air assault, and airborne units across the entire front of a battalion zone of influence.
USAAF unit identification aircraft markings - Wikipedia
A Boeing B-17G in the markings of the 91st Bomb Group and displaying fuselage codes, tail symbols, and 1st Combat Bomb Wing color markings B-17G Flying Fortresses 44-46604 and 44-48676 of the 306th Bomb Group, in 40th CBW markings-RAF Thurleigh UK. USAAF unit identification aircraft markings, commonly called "tail markings" after their most frequent location, were numbers, letters, geometric ...
81mm, 82 mm & 120 mm Medium and Heavy Mortars - GICHD
Mortars have a number of different designs in various calibres; this report highlights some of the most commonly encountered varieties of conventionally designed medium and heavy mortars – specifically 81 mm and 82 mm medium mortars, and 120 mm heavy mortars.
The 2B25: Russia’s Silent Spigot Mortar – The Armourers Bench
Jan 30, 2022 · Tail case accommodates propellant charge and combination piston with initiator. Shell is composed of detachable sealed screw assembly of tail and main part. Tail is furnished with fin.
How A Military Mortar Really Works (And Why Its Been Used ... - SlashGear
Aug 14, 2023 · It's also worth noting that these shells are often equipped with tail fins designed to stabilize their flight and heighten accuracy. Its unique firing capability truly sets the mortar apart...
Russian 82mm and 50mm Mortar (WWII) - Inert-Ord.net
These are simple, short range weapons with rudimentary sights and required very little training to operate. Sometimes classified as “grenade dischargers“, this class holds the widest variety of designs, the WWII Japanese “Knee Mortar” and the Italian Brixia, being two examples.
Armaments Innovation - The Over-Under Mortar/Machine Gun
Because the mount was relatively lightweight at 580 pounds and served a dual purpose as a weapon, the service considered it as a replacement on board its small craft—82- and 95-foot patrol boats—for their aging 20-mm Oerlikon machine guns.
SPOILS OF WAR - U.S. Militaria Forum
May 2, 2022 · This section is for foreign items, enemy or allied, brought back by a US soldier, sailor or airman. Preferably these posts include the story of the serviceman who brought them home. Items clearly marked as war prizes or are accompanied by capture papers are …