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bar hide top 1 service toggle service subsection 1 1 french use 1 2 us use 1 3 italian use 1 4 austro hungarian 24 cm minenwerfer m 16 1 5 german 24 cm s flügelminenwerfer 2 operators 3 notes and references 4 see also toggle see also subsection 4 1 comparable weapons 5 surviving examples 6 external links toggle the table of contents 240 mm trench mortar 3 languages italiano 日本語 русский edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia heavy trench mortar 240 mm trench mortar 240 mm trench mortar side view type heavy trench mortar place of origin france service history in service 1915 1918 used by see operators wars world war i production history designer dumezil batignolles designed 1915 specifications mass total 866 kg 1 909 lb base 344 kg 758 lb barrel breech 317 5 kg 700 lb carriage 204 kg 450 lb barrel length 2 metres 6 ft 7 in including breech crew 7 shell he shell weight 81 6 kg 180 lb us france caliber 240 mm 9 4 in breech vertical sliding block elevation 45 75 traverse 18 left 18 right rate of fire 1 per 6 min muzzle velocity 145 m s 475 ft s max charge effective firing range 603 2 071 m 660 2 265 yd filling amatol or ammonal filling weight 40 kg 88 lb the 240 mm trench mortar or mortier de 240 mm was a large calibre mortar of world war i an original french design it was developed by batignolles company of paris and introduced in 1915 service edit the weapon was dismantled for transport requiring four carts for the barrel base carriage and ammunition in action a heavy timber platform was constructed embedded in the ground on which the mortar base was immovably secured the mortar carriage sat on the base and could traverse the mortar barrel and breech were mounted on the carriage which provided elevation they were used in the siege warfare on the western front to destroy enemy strongpoints bunkers and similar hard targets which were invulnerable to lighter mortars and field guns the us army handbook described it the use for which it is primarily adapted is in the bombardment of strongly protected targets dwellings covered shelters command posts entrances to galleries etc or in the destruction of sectors of trenches salients and the like 1 its effectiveness decreased late in the war as german policy changed to a lightly held frontline hence decreasing available targets and they became redundant when the war of movement resumed in mid 1918 french use edit the mortar was introduced in 1915 as the mortier de 240 mm ct court de tranchee it was a short barreled version which fired a 192 pounds 87 kg bomb for 1 125 yards 1 029 m using a propellant charge of 1 lb 9 oz 710 g 2 its first major use was in the champagne offensive of september 25 1915 this was followed later by the mortier de 240 mm lt long de tranchée which was a long barreled version with improved firing arrangement and breech loaded charge which fired a 179 lb 81 kg bomb 2 265 yards 2 071 m using a propellant of 2 lb 13 oz 1 3 kg 2 this appears to be the bomb configuration adopted by us french estimates were 80 bombs needed to destroy a strong shelter with a roof of concrete or rails and concrete 3 us use edit us gunners loading the mortar david lupton s sons co manufactured the weapon in the united states during world war i they were used by nine trench mortar battalions of the coast artillery corps 4 the us version appears to have been a direct copy of the mortier de 240 mm lt i e with longer barrel and propellant charge loaded into the breech via a brass cartridge case it was also produced late in the war but it is doubtful whether those were actually used in combat the december 1917 manual describes the weapon as 9 45 inch which is the french 240 mm converted into english units that the us has adopted the bomb is described as weighing 180 lb 82 kg with an explosive charge of 90 lb 41 kg and range from 660 to 2 500 yards 2 300 m 1 the march 1918 manual describes the bomb model 1916 type t weight 183 lb 83 kg explosive 93 lb 42 kg length 1 02 m 40 in barrel and breech weighing 690 lb 310 kg carriage 448 lb 203 kg base 764 lb 347 kg timber platform 5 720 lb 2 590 kg propellant charges of 800 grams ballistite 15 grams f 3 black powder for 750 1 400 meters and 1250 grams ballistite 15 grams f 3 for 1 100 2 200 meters 5 this figure agrees with the charge quoted for the mortar in french use for maximum range separate loading ammunition was used i e the mortar bomb was a separate unit from the propellant cartridge case which was flanged brass 9 776 inches long x 6 67 inches 169 mm diameter 248 3 by 169 4 mm 6 the bomb was loaded into the barrel muzzle the cartridge containing propellant charge appropriate for the required range was loaded into the breech similar to a howitzer the mortar was fired by pulling a lanyard which activated a primer located in the base of the cartridge case igniting the propellant charge inside after firing the cartridge cases could be reused following cleaning and replacement of the primer italian use edit italian model with long barrel on the adamello glacier italy adopted and manufactured both the french ct bombarda da 240 c and lt bombarda da 240 l mortars 7 8 mortar groups were established with 240 c 240 l and 58a mortier de 58 mm type 2 batteries which were split in december 1916 into batteries of 58a and 240mm mortars the 240mm battery consisted of 4 sections with 2 mortars each and a combined staff of 7 officers 215 men 62 horses a baggage wagon and 4 bicycles by the end of 1916 510 240mm mortars were still in service 9 after world war i ended some of the 240mm mortars were exported to montenegro 10 austro hungarian 24 cm minenwerfer m 16 edit some 400 were copied and manufactured by böhler during world war i based on examples captured from italy 11 although the austrians had problems recreating the original powder mixture and their shells suffered from large dispersion 12 german 24 cm s flügelminenwerfer edit main article 24 cm schwere flügelminenwerfer iko the us a e f in france reported in march 1918 a new pattern minenwerfer which was brought out in 1916 and looks very much like the french 240 uses a heavy bomb fitted with four vanes like the french 240 mm bombs this bomb weighs 100 kg 220 lb and contains 42 kg 93 lb of explosive ranges obtained vary from 490 to 1 310 yards 450 to 1 200 m 13 the specifications appear similar to the early french 240 mm ct it is unknown whether this was related to the french or austrian böhler versions operators edit austria hungary france italy russian empire citation needed united states notes and references edit 1 2 handbook of the 9 45 inch trench mortar matériel united states ordnance department december 1917 page 9 retrieved 2021 03 22 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link 1 2 atkinson charles francis 1922 trench ordnance in chisholm hugh ed encyclopædia britannica vol 32 12th ed london new york the encyclopædia britannica company pp 776 777 general notes on the use of artillery france ministère de la guerre 1917 page 43 coast artillery corps units in france in wwi manual for trench artillery united states army provisional part iv 240 mm trench mortar prepared at headquarters aef france march 1918 page 9 10 handbook of the 9 45 inch 240 mm trench mortar matériel december 1917 united states ordnance department page 43 retrieved 2021 03 22 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link handbook of the 9 45 inch 240 mm trench mortar matériel december 1917 united states ordnance department page 43 24cm minenwerfer m 16 landships info retrieved 27 august 2024 bombarde italiane la 240c e 240l artiglieria societa italiana di storia militare quaderno 1999 italian society of military history notebook 1999 pdf edizioni scientifiche italiane s p a 2003 isbn 88 495 0526 4 retrieved 27 august 2024 cite book website ignored help wesley thomas 24cm minenwerfer m 16 with photographs ortner m christian the austro hungarian artillery from 1867 to 1918 technology organization and tactics vienna verlag militaria 2007 isbn 978 3 902526 13 7 p 480 manual for trench artillery united states army provisional part i trench artillery prepared at headquarters aef france march 1918 page 49 50 retrieved 2022 02 06 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link see also edit list of heavy mortars comparable weapons edit 25 cm schwere minenwerfer german equivalent 9 45 inch heavy mortar british version surviving examples edit a french lt example is displayed in the open at place de longueval france bernard plumier link to his web page which has details and photograph direct link to photograph the central museum of the royal regiment of canadian artillery shilo manitoba german 24 cm minenwerfer external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to 240 mm trench mortar french 240 mm w l ruffel french mortars of ww1 list and pictures of world war i surviving 240 lt mortars us 240 mm the us manuals for the mortar appear to be based on french manuals e g the soldiers depicted are in french uniform handbook of the 9 45 inch trench mortar matériel united states ordnance department december 1917 made available online by combined arms research library deprecated link archived 2012 07 07 at archive today manual for trench artillery united states army provisional part i trench artillery prepared at headquarters aef france march 1918 made available online by combined arms research library deprecated link archived 2012 07 08 at archive today manual for trench artillery united states army provisional part iv 240 mm trench mortar prepared at headquarters aef france march 1918 includes range tables made available online by combined arms research library provisional drill regulations for trench mortar batteries 6 newton and the 240mm chapters ii vi and viii united states war dept 1918 made available online by combined arms research library handbook on trench mortar fuzes mark vii and mark vii e united states war dept 1918 made available online by combined arms research library german 240 mm w l ruffel german mortars of ww1 ingenieur komitee schwerer 24 cm flügelminenwerfer 24 cm schwere flügelminenwerfer in dutch v t e french artillery of world war i anti aircraft guns canon de 75 antiaérien mle 1913 1917 coastal artillery canon de 100 mm modèle 1891 canon de 19 c modèle 1870 93 canon de 19 c modèle 1875 canon de 24 c modèle 1870 canon de 24 c modèle 1876 canon de 240 l mle 1884 mortier de 270 mm modèle 1889 field artillery canon de 75 modèle 1897 canon de 75 modèle 1912 schneider canon de 75 modèle 1914 schneider de bange 90 mm cannon obusier de 120 mm c modèle 1890 obusier de 120 mm mle 15tr infantry guns canon d infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 trp medium and heavy artillery canon de 105 mle 1913 schneider canon de 155 court modèle 1904 rimailho canon de 120 mm modèle 1878 canon de 145 l modele 1916 saint chamond obusier de 155 mm c modèle 1881 obusier de 155 mm c modèle 1890 canon de 155 c modèle 1915 schneider canon de 155 c modèle 1917 schneider canon de 155 c modèle 1915 st chamond canon de 155 l modèle 1877 14 schneider canon de 155 l modele 1917 schneider canon de 155 l modèle 1918 schneider canon de 155 mm gpf de bange 155 mm cannon canon de 220 l mle 1917 mortier de 220 modèle 1915 1916 schneider mortars cellerier mortar mortier de 58 t n 1 mortier de 58 t n 1 bis mortier de 58 mm type 2 mortier de 75 modèle 1915 schneider mortier de 150 mm t mle 1916 batignolles mortier de 150 mm t mle 1917 fabry mortier de 240 mm mortier de 270 mm modèle 1885 mortier de 270 mm modèle 1889 mountain artillery canon de 65 m modele 1906 75 mm schneider danglis 06 09 canon court de 105 m modele 1909 schneider railway artillery canon de 120 l mle 1878 sur affût truc peigné canet schneider mle 1897 canon de 140 sur affut truc mle 1884 obusier de 155 c mle 1881 sur affût truc peigné canet schneider mle 1897 materiel de 155 sur affut truc schneider canon de 164 modèle 1893 96 taz canon de 19 c modèle 1875 canon de 19 modèle 1870 93 taz obusier de 200 pérou sur affût truck taz schneider 24 cm canon g modèle 1916 canon de 240 l mle 1884 canon de 240 modèle 93 96 taz canon de 274 modèle 93 96 berceau canon de 274 modèle 87 93 glissement canon de 305 modèle 93 96 taz canon de 305 modèle 1893 96 à berceau canon de 305 modèle 1893 96 à glissement canon de 32 modèle 1870 81 à glissement canon de 32 modèle 1870 84 à glissement canon de 32 modèle 1870 93 à glissement canon de 340 modèle 1893 à glissement canon de 340 modèle 1912 à berceau canon de 340 modèle 1912 à glissement obusier de 370 modèle 1915 à berceau canon de 370 modèle 75 79 glissement obusier de 400 modèle 1915 1916 obusier de 520 modèle 1916 siege artillery obusier de 120 mm c modèle 1890 canon de 120 mm modèle 1878 obusier de 155 mm c modèle 1881 obusier de 155 mm c modèle 1890 mortier de 220 mm modèle 1880 canon de 240 l mle 1884 canon de 240 tr mle 1903 mortier de 270 mm modèle 1885 mortier de 270 mm modèle 1889 mortier de 280 modèle 1914 schneider mortier de 293 danois sur affut truck modèle 1914 mortier de 370 modèle 1914 filloux self propelled artillery canon de 194 gpf canon de 220mm l mle1917 schneider fahm mortier de 280 tr modèle 1914 schneider sur affût chenilles st chamond armoured vehicle guns canon de 37 mm semi automatique modèle 1918 canon de 75 modèle 1897 v t e united states artillery of world war i tank guns puteaux sa 18 qf 6 pounder 6 cwt hotchkiss small and pack guns canon d infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 trp 37 mm infantry gun model 1917 qf 2 95 inch mountain gun field medium and heavy guns 3 inch m1902 field gun 75 mm gun m1897 75 mm gun m1916 75 mm gun m1917 3 2 inch gun m1897 4 7 inch gun m1906 5 inch gun m1897 6 inch howitzer m1908 6 inch gun m1903 6 inch gun m1917 155 mm gpf m1918 155 mm howitzer m1917 bl 8 inch howitzer mk vi viii bl 9 2 inch howitzer 240 mm trench mortar anti aircraft guns 75 mm gun m1897 75 mm gun m1916 3 inch gun m1917 3 inch gun m1918 coast artillery guns 3 inch gun m1903 4 72 inch armstrong gun 5 inch gun m1897 6 inch armstrong gun 6 inch gun m1897 8 inch gun m1888 10 inch gun m1895 12 inch gun m1895 12 inch coast defense mortar 14 inch gun m1907 16 inch gun m1895 16 inch gun m1919 155 mm gun m1918mi railway artillery 7 45 caliber gun 8 inch gun m1888 10 inch gun m1895 12 inch coast defense mortar 12 inch gun m1895mia1 14 50 caliber railway gun retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 240_mm_trench_mortar oldid 1369516375 categories world war i mortars of france world war i mortars of italy mortars of austria hungary mortars of the united states 240 mm artillery hidden categories articles with short 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