Garland trench mortar
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The Garland trench mortar was an improvised mortar used by Australian and British forces at Gallipoli during the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915–16. Developed early in the war by Herbert Garland, a pre-war metallurgist and superintendent of laboratories at the Cairo Citadel, it was the most numerous mortar of the Gallipoli Campaign. A simple, improvised design, the Garland mortar consisted of a smoothbore steel barrel fixed at 45 degrees to a solid wooden base. By means of a powder charge it propelled a variant of the jam tin grenade. Its design meant that the whole weapon had to be turned to change its traverse and raised on a box to increase its range but despite these limitations it was reported to have done "good work" in the front line.
Garland trench mortar | |
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Type | Trench mortar |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
Used by | United Kingdom Australia |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Herbert Garland |
Manufacturer | Cairo Citadel |
Specifications | |
Shell | Jam tin grenade |
Calibre | 65mm |
Elevation | Fixed at 45° |
Traverse | None |