| 107mm Mortar (ingame) M2 4.2 inch mortar (design) | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin: | USA |
| Category: | Heavy Mortar |
| Used by: |
Anzac (and more...) |
| Passengers: | 1 |
| Calibre: | 107 mm |
| Ammunition: | HE M3 Shell |
| Elevation: | +45° tot +60° |
| Traverse: | -7° tot +7° |
| Rate of Fire: | 5 rounds/20min |
| Artillery battery: | 3 or 5 |
| Position 1: | Gunner |
| Historical Picture | |
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The Americans, British and Soviets all produced 107 mm mortars during the war. After research and comparing different 107 mm mortars, this particular model should be the American M2 4.2 inch mortar. Designed during the War, it was a modified version of the M1 from 1915. The development began in 1924 and was based on the British 4 inch Stokes Mortar from World War One. The mortar can shoot only chemical shells to a range of 2,195 meters. But after the USA entry the Second Great War, the U.S. Army decided to develop a high explosive round for the mortar so that it could be used in a fragmentation role against enemy personnel. Eventually, the range of the mortar was extended to 4,023 meters. The M2 mortar was born! The M2 was first used in the Sicilian Campaign, where some 35,000 rounds of ammunition were fired from the new weapon. Subsequently, the mortar proved to be an especially useful weapon in areas of rough terrain such as mountains and jungle, into which artillery pieces could not be moved. The M2 was gradually replaced in U.S. service from 1951 by the M30 mortar.
In FHSW, you will find this mortar in low numbers. The Australian use those mortars in Tobruk at the mainbase and in Tobruk Village. Possible, the Axis units also use this gun. This mortar prove a excellent weapon in long range fire. On Tobruk, on the mainbase, the mortar can shoot without any problem the first defence line! The shells are so powerful, even the light vehicles and tanks (such as the Panzer II) can be damaged or destroyed. We will accept this mortar as a "neutral mortar" because of its use by both sides.
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