9 cm Mortar Type GR

9 cm Mortar Type GR
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)

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.[1] 12,519 9 cm GR mortars were produced in 1915-1917 in Russia.[2] Its shell is comparable in power to the modern 81 mm 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 88.9 grenade 1.2 0.4 — 24 — 400
20-mm mortar 20 grenade 2.45 0.17 61 33 — —
Likhonin mortar 48 bomb 3.0 0.34 16.8 16.5 — 500

References

  1. ^ "9-см бомбомет типа ГР". milua.org. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24.
  2. ^ "9cm GR mortar".
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