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British 4.2-inch Heavy Mortar
I canīt find much info on this weapon on the internet, and am interested to learn more about it in relation to the Carrier, 4.2 inch Mortar (T16).
Is this picture depicting the correct type? Source: http://www.mortarsinminiature.com/photo_shop.htm Thanks, Hanno |
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Hanno
You do have the correct Mortar. Attached (hopefuly) is a page from the long out of print book WW2 Fact Files on Mortars and Rockets. There is another late war version which has wheel's on the base plate allowing it to be towed behind a jeep. This type remained in British Army service untill the 1960's. I believe the Dutch army retained stocks untill quite recently. |
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Having said it's original the legs could well be a post war mod looking at the pictures.
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If you have a specific reference to the 4.2-inch mortar in Dutch Army reserve, I'd like to know more details as I have an Army contact and can see if and when they were removed from stock (and to try a few are kept from being scrapped!). H.
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I have no further information on the Dutch Guns. Some one just told me that a dealer friend had tried to purchase some but he was told that they all had to be chopped up. The gun in your original photograph seems to have some significant modications to my pictures. There was an American 4.2" Mortar but this looks significantly different again. I am not a where of any 100% original 4.2" Mortars in private ownership in Europe. I believe there made be some in Australia. Rod Keys? may have been advertising one some time ago. |
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There are several towed 4.2in Mortars in private hands in Aust. John Belfield's museum has one, Cowra has one, the Gold Coast musuem has one (For sale!), and there are one or two in private collections. All highly sought after for their 8.25-10 tyres for fitment to a 6pdr AT gun! These were in Aust Army reserve stocks intil the mid 80's.
The 4.2in Mortar pictured at the top of this thread is a rarer version, but the one pictured is from the Bandiana museum. |
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The one pictured above looks similar to the one below, but yet there are differences which I can't explain. Who can tell what the (wartime) different models are of the British 4.2-inch mortar? Thanks, Hanno
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Hanno
These pictures show the towed version of the 4.2" Mortar as used by British Airborne forces post-war. This version would have been introduced very late war and probably saw no war-time service. The pictures would appear to match the trailer version you posted earlier. |
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Pictures from the Wolwich Firepower Museum.
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4.2inch Mortar Trailer
I am interested in any detailed photos of the Mortar Platform / Trailer shown above or if anyone has a manual for one
Regards kev |
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Source: Woolwich Invasion Photos
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mortar round
Does anyone have a full colour pic of a 4.2 inch mortar round along with the stencilling on the side? I'm wanting to paint my inert round to look like a live one. Thanks!
CHIMO!
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Speaking of mortor shells
The scene in Saving Private Ryan where they're in the shellhole on the street and they are smacking the bottom of the shells against the baseplate then throwing them.Is this factual and was it a well known tactic?
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Personnel of the Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.) with a 4.2-inch mortar, Militello, Italy, 22 August 1943
(L-R): Privates E.R. Andrews and J. Gallant, Corporal J.T. Nash, Private F.J. Dockerill Credit: Lieut. Jack H. Smith / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-188916
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British 4.2-inch Heavy Mortar
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Photographer: Wilkes (Sgt) No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit Title: THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45 Collection No.: 4700-29 Description: 4.2-inch mortar of the 2nd Kensington Regiment, 49th (West Riding ) Division in action at Turnhout, Belgium, 1 October 1944. Period: Second World War Date: 1 October 1944 Copyright: Crown copyright Access: Unrestricted Colour / B&W: Black and white Type: Official photograph
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The 4.2in towed mortar in the stowed position:
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This line-up is at the Army Museum at Beijing, China. Fourth in line looks like the British 4.2-inch mortar.
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A technical question on British 4.2-inch mortar base plates. The history of RCEME in North-west Europe notes that there were problems with the baseplate essentially being beaten into the soft ground on firing. It is not specific about the solution. The Canadian War Museum has a large square metal carrier that the baseplate fits into, with four rope handles. It could just be a carrier, or it could be an additional strengthened baseplate for soft ground. The mortar manuals are silent on the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks Doug Knight |
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From Equipment Used By The Infantry Regiments:
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More details here: http://www.wwiiequipment.com/mortars.aspx
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4.2" mortar unit in action at 's Hertogenbosch, Holland, 1944. Note the 10-cwt trailers.
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/show...37060&size=big
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Surviving example of the towed version: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...haosef-4-1.jpg
On display at the Batey ha-Osef Museum, Israel
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Hey Hanno,
Great reference picture as that example has the earlier pattern wheels along with some other variations in features compared to most I've seen. The wheel with holes around the edge with 5.00-5.25 tyres are the same as used on airborne trailers and some other WWII GS trailers. It seems these are what the towed mortar first came with and then late in 1945 they began changing the wheels out for the type found on 6-pounder guns with the lower profile wide tyres. One of the features which I'd not seen on one of the mortars is this one has spring clips for the steel pivot bars. Very similar if not the same as those found on airborne jeeps for holding rifles and Bren guns. All others I've seen have hinged clamps to hold the bars and they look like smaller versions of the clamp used to hold the barrel while in transit.
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4.2 mortar
Here are a few photos of the 4.2 inch mortar 1st photo shows them at Larkhill in1953 and the mortar that the firepower museum let me have for 30 mins,so that i could tow it with my Morris. photo of me with my morris and mortar. do you see any for sale?
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more photos of 4.2 inch Mortar
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