German troops training to use a 17cm mittlerer Minenwerfer.
Produced by Rheinmetall from 1913-18, this type of weapon was used for destroying bunkers and field fortifications otherwise immune to normal artillery. It was a muzzle-loading, rifle mortar that had a standard hydro-spring recoil system. It fired 50 kilogram (110lb) HE shells.
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.