#mortar
Stone walls of the Sun Temple at the Inca archeological site of Ollantaytambo, The Sacred Valley, Peru, 15th century
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Here’s a new piece of technology I saw at Eurosatory Paris.
Futurism here we are.
RUAG COBRA MORTAR SYSTEM
Range : 7000-9000 meters
Caliber : 120 mm
Barrel lenght : 160 / 200 cm
Weight : 1200 / 1350 kg
Recoil force : 30 tonnes / 30 milliseconds
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The anecdotes of an unidentified scrawler who decorated the ladies’ toilets in the Powerhouse, Brisbane. It gives me mild stalker feels.
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The 2B25: Russia’s Silent Spigot Mortar
The Russian 2B25 Mortar is often described in the media as ‘cutting edge’ but its actually based on century old technology - it’s a spigot mortar! In this video we’ll explore how the 2B25 works and just what is a 'spigot mortar’!
Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here.
A Frenchmen instructing Serbian soldiers on how to operate the Mortier de 58 mm type 2, also known as the Crapouillot or “little toad" because of its appearance, c. 1916-17 (Wikimedia Commons).
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