Year | Late 1920s and early 1930s |
Weapon Type | Medium Mortar |
Origin & Designer | Britain-France-Holland/Stokes-Brandt-Siderius |
Numbers Produced | 400 |
Crew | 4 |
Calibre | 81.4mm |
Elevation | +45° to +85° |
Traverse | -11° to +11° |
Cartridge Weight | [@cartridge_weight] |
Round Weight | 3.25 kg |
Barrel Length | 1.114mm |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Grenade Types | [@grenade_types] |
Mount | [@mount] |
Combat Weight | 56 kg |
Operation | [@operation] |
Cooling System | [@cooling] |
Sights | [@sights] |
Feed | [@feed] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Rate of Fire | 20 r.p.m. |
Blank Cartridge | [@blank_cartridge] |
Muzzle Velocity | 174 m/s |
Fuel Capacity | [@fuel_capacity] |
Minimum Range | 65m |
Effective Range | [@effective_range] |
Maximum Range | 2.200m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Bayonet | [@bayonet] |
Traction | [@traction] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The standard Dutch infantry mortar was the Van 8 and this was a copy of the Stokes/Brandt. They first bought sixty copies from France but later acquired a licence to produce their own. They could never produce enough to equip their formations with an adequate supply and only six were issued to Mortar Companies at Regimental level. |