Name/Title
3 Inch Mortar and bombEntry/Object ID
80.33.1Description
3 inch Mortar and bomb. Mortar and tripod painted green with many wear marks present. "EBF" stenciled on the side of the mortar. Mortar and bomb shot in situ in the museum gallery.Use
Indirect fire support to the infantryContext
The 3 inch mortar was introduced into service in the British and Commonwealth armies in the early 1930's and served until the 1960's, when it was replaced by a more improved model. The mortar fired high explosive, smoke and illumination ammunition. The bomb shown with the mortar is a high explosive round. it weighs approximately 10 pounds and would produce about 10,00 fragments, with a casualty producing radius of about 30 yards. The mortar had a maximum range of approximately 2,800 yards.
