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The ML 9.45 inch Heavy Trench Mortar, nicknamed the Flying Pig, was a large calibre mortar of World War I and the standard British heavy mortar from Autumn 1916 onwards. It was a modification of an original French design, the Mortier de 240 mm developed by Batignolles Company of Paris and introduced in 1915. Britain manufactured the modified version under licence.

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  • 9.45-inch Heavy Mortar
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  • The ML 9.45 inch Heavy Trench Mortar, nicknamed the Flying Pig, was a large calibre mortar of World War I and the standard British heavy mortar from Autumn 1916 onwards. It was a modification of an original French design, the Mortier de 240 mm developed by Batignolles Company of Paris and introduced in 1915. Britain manufactured the modified version under licence.
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Number
  • 712(xsd:integer)
Range
  • 660(xsd:integer)
is explosive
  • yes
Velocity
  • max charge
Origin
  • France
Rate
  • 360.0
filling
  • amatol or ammonal
Service
  • 1916(xsd:integer)
Name
  • ML 9.45 inch Heavy Trench Mortar
is artillery
  • yes
Type
  • Heavy trench mortar
Caption
  • Colourised postcard showing Australians loading a mortar near Pozières, August 1916 according to the card's caption. The absence of a fuze on the bomb and lack of concealment indicates this is a training or publicity photograph away from the front line.
traverse
  • 18(xsd:integer)
Cartridge
  • HE
Wars
Weight
  • Mortar & elevating gear 499 lb, + body & bed 987 lb 644 lb, + 1169lb
Caliber
  • 9.45
is UK
  • yes
Used by
  • United Kingdom
  • Austria
is ranged
  • yes
design date
  • 1915(xsd:integer)
Crew
  • 7(xsd:integer)
Elevation
  • 75(xsd:integer)
Designer
  • Dumezil-Batignolles
abstract
  • The ML 9.45 inch Heavy Trench Mortar, nicknamed the Flying Pig, was a large calibre mortar of World War I and the standard British heavy mortar from Autumn 1916 onwards. It was a modification of an original French design, the Mortier de 240 mm developed by Batignolles Company of Paris and introduced in 1915. Britain manufactured the modified version under licence.
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