Pl. 30
Plate 30 of 87 · Class IV, Grenades & mortars
Minenwerfer
A German trench mortar, the "mine thrower", firing a heavy shell on a high arc at short range. It was available in several calibers, and the Allies called its bombs "minnies".
Mentioned in
- Chapter IV Deadlock §1 Why the Trenches? Firepower and the Shell Crisis
- Chapter X The Machinery of War §9 Flames, Grenades, Mortars and Clubs