Mortars - Empire of Japan
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Type 10 grenade discharger
The Type 10 grenade discharger (十年式擲弾筒 Juu-nen-shiki tekidantō) was a Japanese smoothbore, muzzle loaded weapon used during the Second World War. It first entered service in 1921. The Type 10 has a range of 175 meters, greater than other gren...
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Type 89 grenade discharger
The Type 89 Grenade Discharger (八九式重擲弾筒 Hachikyū-shiki jū-tekidantō), inaccurately and colloquially known as a knee mortar by Allied forces, is a Japanese grenade launcher or light mortar that was widely used in the Pacific O...
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Type 98 50 mm Mortar
The Type 98 50 mm mortar is a smooth-bore, muzzle-loading weapon. The Type 98 designation was given to this weapon as it was accepted in the year 2598 of the Japanese calendar (1938)
Design The Type 98 50 mm mortar may be identified by the rectangular, sectionalized base plate,...
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