trench mortar

Short-range bombardment weapon

A trench mortar is a short-barreled, portable artillery piece designed to fire shells at high angles over short distances.

Developed for World War I trench warfare, these weapons could lob explosives into enemy positions that conventional artillery couldn't reach.

The trench mortar crew set up behind the front line.

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ordnance · high explosive · weaponry · bombardment · World War I · dugouts · ammunition · sapper · TM · front line · military · over the top · machine guns · gas attack · hand grenades · pom-pom · No Man's Land · barbed wire

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firing trajectory

trench mortarfield gun

Portable military cannon

anti-tank gun · howitzer · rifle · machine gun · sniper rifle

range and scale

trench mortarlong-range artillery

Guns hitting far-off targets

heavy artillery · siege gun · Big Bertha · intercontinental ballistic missile · strategic bomber

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Strengthening defenses or nutrients

bunker · trench · bayonet · hand grenade · sidearm

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG