Pl. 32
Plate 32 of 87 · Class IV, Grenades & mortars
Stokes mortar
A British 3-inch trench mortar designed by Sir Wilfred Stokes in January 1915, a smooth-bore, muzzle-loading weapon for high angles of fire. Its bore was actually 3.2 inches (81 mm). It was issued to the British and American armies in the latter half of the war.
Mentioned in
- Chapter IV Deadlock §1 Why the Trenches? Firepower and the Shell Crisis
- Chapter X The Machinery of War §3 Poison Gas: The Fear and the Figures§9 Flames, Grenades, Mortars and Clubs