Mortar

Mortors are a category of indirect fire artillery. The term is used to refer to a number of weapons going back to the 15th century. The defining characteristic that they have is that they are intended to fire a projectile up on a steep angle, where it travels on a ballistic arc and then falls down on enemy positions. In modern times refers to a category of man portable tube artillery able to launch small shells. These weapons were first developed during the Great War.

Mortars in Science Fiction

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