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Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1916 Batignolles

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Mortier de 150 mm T Modèle 1916 Batignolles
TypeHeavy trench mortar
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1916 - 1918
Used byFrance
WarsWorld War I
Production history
Designed1915
ManufacturerSociété de Construction des Batignolles
Produced1916-1917
No. built400
Specifications
Mass510 kg[1]
Barrel length1800 mm[1]
Diameter150 mm

Shell75 mm shell primed bush cut to 200 mm
Calibre150 mm
Carriagewheeled carriage
Elevation10° - 75°[1]
Traverse16°[1]
Rate of fire3 rpm
Muzzle velocity140 m/s[1]
Maximum firing range2,120 m[1]

The Mortier de 150 mm T Modèle 1916 Batignolles was a French heavy trench mortar of World War I.

Service

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Designed in 1915, it entered service in May 1916. 400 were manufactured by the Société de Construction des Batignolles, out of an order of 600 reduced to 400 in 1917. Replaced by the Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1917 Fabry, 264 remained in service in November 1918. Most were scrapped after the end of the war.[1]

Specifications

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Mle 1916 mortars in Caix, Somme, 1916.

The mortar was placed on a wheeled carriage to increase its mobility. A single horse or mule could be used to tow the carriage.[1]

The propellant charge was made from a canon de 75 mm shell primed bush cut to 200 mm and was loaded into the breech, while the finned bomb was loaded through the muzzle.[2]

Fired from its wheeled carriage, it prooved to be fairly inaccurate. Its accuracy was improved by the use of a wooden platform for firing and by replacing the original bomb by the Fabry mortar Mle 1917 bomb.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i François, Guy (October 2024). "75 T et 150 T: ensemble pour compléter". Histoire de Guerre, Blindés et Matériel (in French). No. 150. pp. 29–34.
  2. ^ Bouchon, R. (July 1918). Cours d'artillerie de tranchée [Trench artillery lessons] (in French). p. 25.
  3. ^ Lacuire, Captain (1935). "Mortier de 150 Mle 1916". Organisation des matériels d'artillerie [Artillery equipment organization] (in French). Vol. VII. Artillerie de tranchée. School of Applied Artillery. p. 31.