9 cm Mortar Type GR explained

9 cm Mortar Type GR
Type:Gun-mortar
Origin:Russian Empire
Used By:Russian Empire
Wars:First World War
Design Date:1915
Production Date:1915–1917
Caliber:91 mm
Filling Weight:Bomb 1.2

The 9 cm mortar Type GR (German-Russian) was a World War I Russian mortar, developed circa 1915. It was a variant of captured Austro-Hungarian mortars 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14.[1] 12,519 9 cm GR mortars were produced in 1915-1917 in Russia.[2] Its shell is comparable in power to the modern 81 mm mortar shell.

Comparison of Russian Front mortars (1915—1917)

Mortar nameCalibre (mm)Shell (kg)Propellant mass (kg)Muzzle velocity (metres/second)Mass of the mortar (kg)Rate of fire (rounds/minute)Maximum range (metres)
9 cm mortar Type GR91bomb 3.30.7100464-5500
Aasen mortar88.9grenade 1.20.424400
20-mm mortar20grenade 2.450.176133
Likhonin mortar48bomb 3.00.3416.816.5500

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Notes and References

  1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170424030807/ww1.milua.org/9minGR.htm
  2. Web site: 9cm GR mortar.