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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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ML 9.45 inch Heavy Trench Mortar

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Heavy trench mortar

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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.

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Mortar & elevating gear 499 lb, + body & bed 987 lb 644 lb, + 1169lb

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Dumezil-Batignolles

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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.