Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1917 Fabry
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Mortier de 150 mm T Modèle 1917 Fabry | |
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Type | Heavy trench mortar |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
In service | August 1918 – 1940 |
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Wars | World War I World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1917 |
No. built | 1,159+ |
Specifications | |
Mass | 615 kg (1,356 lb) |
Barrel length | 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in) L/8.3 |
Calibre | 150 mm (5.9 in) |
Breech | muzzle-loading |
Recoil | recoil-recuperators in a flask rocker assembly |
Carriage | Firing platform |
Elevation | Theoretical: 35° to 72° Practical: 45° to 65° |
Traverse | 27° left & right |
Rate of fire | 2 – 4 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 156 m/s (510 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 2,000 m (2,200 yd) |
Filling weight | 5.4 kg |
The Mortier de 150 mm T Modèle 1917 Fabry was the standard French Heavy trench mortar of World War I. It remained in service through 1940, with some 1,159 available during the Phony War.
Design
[edit]The tube was supported by two recoil-recuperators in a flask-rocker assembly that was mounted on a platform with six fixed spades. The finned mortar "bomb" was loaded from the muzzle, but the propellant was loaded from the breech and ignited by a percussion ignition system.[1]
For transport it was broken down into three loads, each towed on machine gun carts by either one horse or eight men. Each cart also carried twenty 17-kilogram (37 lb) bombs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mortier de 150 T Mle 1917 Fabry". www.passioncompassion1418.com. Retrieved 2025-01-20.