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Mortar (weapon)
Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles at a range of angles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A mortar today is usually a simple, lightweight, man-portable, muzzle-loaded cannon, consisting of a smooth-bore (although some models use a rifled barrel) metal tube fixed to a base plate (to spread out the recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount and a sight. Mortars are typically used as indirect fire weapons for close fire support with a variety of ammunition. Historically mortars were heavy siege artillery. Mortars launch explosive shells (technically called bombs)[1] in high-arching ballistic trajectories.
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