Type 89 grenade discharger
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The Type 89 grenade discharger, inaccurately and colloquially known as a knee mortar by Allied forces, is a Japanese grenade launcher or light mortar that was widely used in the Pacific Theater of Wor
Japanese soldier demonstrating the correct use of the Type 89 discharger
In use in Zhèjiāng Province, China (1942)
Commando mortar
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The term Commando mortar refers to a class of lightweight infantry mortars designed for maximum portability and rapid deployment with a caliber of 60 mm or less in diameter, at the expense of accuracy
Type 89 grenade discharger
…Granatnik wz. 36, a Polish mortar with a similar range adjusting mechanism that works by changing the volume of the gas chamber. Commando mortar, a class of infantry light mortars designed for maximum portability and rapid deployment, at the expense of accuracy and rate of fire. LGI Mle F1, a…
Austrian Hirtenberger M6C-210