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Obus de les trinxeres / Western front howitzer

El Mörser 21cm 10 es per mi la icona de l'artilleria alemana de la Primera Guerra Mundial, així com el famós 75 ho és per la francesa. Tot i que denominat "morter", en realitat és un obus, i es distingeix clárament per el protector triangular del embol de retrocés (sobre el canó).

 

Foto feta al Imperial War Museum de Duxford.

 

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The 21 cm Mörser 10 it's for me the iconical image of the German artillery during WW1. It's massive shape it's easily identified.

 

Picture taken in the Imperial War Museum in Duxford.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_cm_M%C3%B6rser_10

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