9 cm Mortar Type GR
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. 12,519 9 cm GR mortars were produced in 1915–1917 in Russia.
9 cm Mortar Type GR
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Its shell is comparable in power to the modern 81 mm mortar shell.
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• Name — 9 cm Mortar Type GR • Type — Gun-mortar • Origin — Russian Empire • Used By — Russian Empire • Wars — First World War • Design Date — 1915 • Production Date — 1915–1917 • Caliber — 91 mm • Filling Weight — Bomb 1.2
Comparison of Russian Front mortars (1915—1917)
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
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