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The '''Stokes Trench Mortar''' was developed by an Englishman, Sir Wilfred Scott-Stokes who was the managing director of Ransome & Rapier of Ipswich, England a mechanical engineering firm. Although Stokes did not have a military background, he quickly grasped the need for a "portable gun" soon after war started in Europe. Stokes correctly reasoned that such a weapon would be valuable for reducing the deadly machine gun nests that were beginning to wreak much havoc on the Western Front. Stokes had a working prototype of his trench mortar ready for testing in December of 1914, barely four months after the war started. | The '''Stokes Trench Mortar''' was developed by an Englishman, Sir Wilfred Scott-Stokes who was the managing director of Ransome & Rapier of Ipswich, England a mechanical engineering firm. Although Stokes did not have a military background, he quickly grasped the need for a "portable gun" soon after war started in Europe. Stokes correctly reasoned that such a weapon would be valuable for reducing the deadly machine gun nests that were beginning to wreak much havoc on the Western Front. Stokes had a working prototype of his trench mortar ready for testing in December of 1914, barely four months after the war started. | ||
'''The 3 inch Stokes Trench Mortar appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:''' | |||
==Specifications== | == Specifications == | ||
[[Image:3inch Stokes Mortar.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Stokes Trench Mortar - 3 inch]] | [[Image:3inch Stokes Mortar.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Stokes Trench Mortar - 3 inch]] | ||
* '''Stokes Trench Mortar''' | * '''Stokes Trench Mortar''' | ||
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== Film == | |||
==Film== | |||
* [[James Cagney]] as Private Jerry Plunkett and [[Alan Hale Sr.]] as Sergeant 'Big Mike' Wynn in ''[[The Fighting 69th]]'' (1940) | * [[James Cagney]] as Private Jerry Plunkett and [[Alan Hale Sr.]] as Sergeant 'Big Mike' Wynn in ''[[The Fighting 69th]]'' (1940) | ||
* [[Jack Hawkins]] as Major Warden in ''[[Bridge on the River Kwai, The|The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' (1957) | * [[Jack Hawkins]] as Major Warden in ''[[Bridge on the River Kwai, The|The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' (1957) | ||
* Czech troops in ''[[Tobruk]]'' (2008) | |||
== Television == | |||
[[Category:Gun]] | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Mortar]] | [[Category:Mortar]] | ||
Revision as of 14:18, 5 October 2010
The Stokes Trench Mortar was developed by an Englishman, Sir Wilfred Scott-Stokes who was the managing director of Ransome & Rapier of Ipswich, England a mechanical engineering firm. Although Stokes did not have a military background, he quickly grasped the need for a "portable gun" soon after war started in Europe. Stokes correctly reasoned that such a weapon would be valuable for reducing the deadly machine gun nests that were beginning to wreak much havoc on the Western Front. Stokes had a working prototype of his trench mortar ready for testing in December of 1914, barely four months after the war started. The 3 inch Stokes Trench Mortar appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:
Specifications
- Stokes Trench Mortar
- Caliber: 3 inch
- Barrel Length: 51 inches
- Weight:
- :Tube : 43 pounds
- :Base Plate : 28 pounds
- :Bipod : 37 pounds
- :Total : 108 pounds
- Effective Range: 750 yards
- Maximum Range: 800 yards
Film
- James Cagney as Private Jerry Plunkett and Alan Hale Sr. as Sergeant 'Big Mike' Wynn in The Fighting 69th (1940)
- Jack Hawkins as Major Warden in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Czech troops in Tobruk (2008)