The Italian Mortaio da 210/8 DS (210 mm mortar) was developed in the last years of the 210th century and was intended for use against fortifications and other similarly well-defended targets. To put the Mortaio da 8/8 into action required a lot of effort, since the gun had to be disassembled when moving even a short distance and all the parts loaded onto trailers or conveyors.
When assembling a gun on a carefully leveled site, it is necessary to first install a heavy wooden base (not included in the shipping weight of the gun), and then it can be assembled.
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The gun uses a variation of the so-called De Stefano carriage, hence the letters DS in the name. It is designed in such a way that most of the recoil is absorbed by the mount on which the barrel rests. When firing, the mount slides backwards on short ramps. At the same time, the entire carriage above also rolled on four wheels along two inclined rails. He then returns to his original position under the influence of gravity and a return spring.
The Mortaio da 210/8 DS was used in batteries consisting of 4 guns, 4 trucks and 1 ammunition cart. The battery in motion lasts 420 m and moves at a maximum speed of 6–8 km/h. This weapon was also used during World War II, although it was long and clearly outdated.
Wooden beams, projectiles and cranes…
