About: 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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rdfs:label	9.45-inch Heavy Mortar
rdfs:comment	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	World War I
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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