Brandt Mle 1935

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Brandt Mle 1935

U.S. M2 mortar, a license !uilt copy of the "randt Mle #$%&

Type Place of origin

Mortar France

Service history
Wars Second World War

Production history
Designer Nu !er !uilt 'dgar "randt (ver ),$**

Specifications
Weight Barrel length "re# #$.+ kg +2&mm &

"artridge

#.%% kg or 2.2 kg ,' shell

"ali!er $ate of fire

-*.+ mm 2* 2& rounds per minute

Mu%%le velocity &ffective range

#&. m/s #** m to #,+** m 0light ,' shell1 #** m to $&* m 0heavy ,' shell1

'illing #eight

#-* g 0light ,' shell1

2he Brandt Mle 1935 -* mm mortar 0French: Mortier de -* mm Mle

#$%&1 3as a company level indirect fire 3eapon of the French army during
the Second World War. 4esigned !y 'dgar "randt, it 3as copied !y other countries, such as the United States and 5hina, as 3ell as purchased and

!uilt !y 6omania. 2he mortar continued to !e used !y France after the 3ar until at least the #$-*s.
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(edit) Description
2he "randt Mle #$%& 3as a simple and effective 3eapon, consisting of a smooth!ore metal tu!e fi9ed to a !ase plate 0to a!sor! recoil1, 3ith a light3eight !ipod mount. 2he Mle #$%& had a normal cre3 of five men. When a mortar !om! 3as dropped into the tu!e, an impact sensitive primer in the !ase of the !om! 3ould make contact 3ith a firing pin at the !ase of the tu!e, and detonate, igniting a gunpo3der charge, 3hich 3ould propel the !om! out of the tu!e, and to3ards the target.

Mortar !om!s fired !y the 3eapon 3eighed either #.%% kilograms or 2.2 for each of the nine authori;ed Mle #$%& mortars.
728

kilograms. : French infantry regiment in #$)* 3as allocated 2** rounds

2his 3eapon provided a pattern for other light mortars used during World War <<. :mong the !est kno3n is the U.S. -* mm M2 mortar. 5aptured e9amples 3ere used !y the =ermans as the - cm =ranat3erfer 22&0f1.
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6omania also purchased and license !uilt the Mle #$%& mortar prior to and during the Second World War.
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(edit) Notes and references

#. 2. %. ). * French manual cover page image * a9ishistory.com * le9icon der 3ehrmacht.de * :93orthy, p. 2$.

:93orthy, Mark. 2hird :9is Fourth :lly, >ondon: :rms and :rmour ?ress, #$$&. Ferrard, Stphane. >es mortier "randt de -* et .# mm dans l@:rme

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