How Mortars Helped Stalin Crush Hitler in World War II
The mortar as an infantry support weapon has been in use for centuries, but it was during the Second World War that its role on the battlefield proved rather decisive.
Here s What You Need to Know: Heavy mortar proved successful for the Soviet Union.
The mortar as an infantry support weapon has been in use for centuries, but it was during the Second World War that its role on the battlefield proved rather decisive. It was used by all of the six main armies of the war including those of Germany, Japan, Italy, the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.
It is no surprise that President Joe Biden’s first trip after his Wednesday night address to Congress was to Plains, Georgia. Biden visited his oldest living predecessor, President Jimmy Carter. Fittingly enough, barely 100 days into Biden’s term, his vision and performance on national security are beginning to mirror that of America’s 39
th chief executive.
First elected to the Senate in 1972, Biden long has admired Carter. Indeed, Biden was the first senator to endorse the former Georgia governor in his outsider’s presidential bid in 1976. Carter returned the favor 44 years later. After staying neutral in the 2020 Democrat primary, he endorsed Biden in a video for the party’s national convention.
To Stop Nazi Germany, the Soviets Became a Mortar Murder Machine
It was the Soviet’s Red Army that was, without a doubt, the greatest proponent of the use of mortars during the so-called “Great Patriotic War.”
Here s What You Need to Remember: Large stocks of the 82-PM-36 and improved 82-PM-37 were captured or destroyed during the rapid German advance in 1941. However, the Soviets developed a new and arguably superior mortar in the 82-PM-41, which went into mass production by the end of 1941.
The mortar as an infantry support weapon has been in use for centuries, but it was during the Second World War that its role on the battlefield proved rather decisive. It was used by all of the six main armies of the war including those of Germany, Japan, Italy, the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.
These mortars served the Soviet Union well as they fought for survival against a full-on invasion.
Key point: Mortars are inexpensive and provide important portable artillery fire. Here is how they could rain down on the enemy and stall an advance.
The mortar as an infantry support weapon has been in use for centuries, but it was during the Second World War that its role on the battlefield proved rather decisive. It was used by all of the six main armies of the war including those of Germany, Japan, Italy, the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.
It was the Soviet’s Red Army that was, without a doubt, the greatest proponent of the use of mortars during the so-called “Great Patriotic War,” which began with the German invasion of the Soviet Union in late June 1941. During the retreat and throughout the resurgence of the Red Army batteries of mortars were successfully mixed with conventional tubed artillery.