The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Baseplate for Type 98 50 mm mortar. The baseplate is made from welded angular steel and has provision to attached the barrel and fixed bipod. The baseplate is painted matt green grey.
Type 98 50 mm mortar baseplate used during the Second World War. by Imperial Japanese Army engineers, primarily to clear paths through barbed wire
Type 98 50 mm mortar barrel made from ordnance steel. The barrel is a smoothbore profile and has a fixed, clamped bipod attached to it. The barrel is painted matt grey. Markings 2074. Type 98 50 mm
Type 98 50 mm mortar barrel made from ordnance steel. The barrel is a smoothbore profile and has a fixed, clamped bipod attached to it. The barrel is painted matt grey. Markings 2074. Type 98 50 mm
The Type 98 (1938) 50 mm Mortar consists of three parts: a rectangular, base plate fabricated largely from steel angle, a barrel and a fixed position bipod. The barrel has a fixed elevation of 40 degr
The Type 98 (1938) 50 mm Mortar was designed to fire a spigot bomb or a bangalore torpedo with fins to detonate barbed wire. The mortar consists of three parts: a rectangular, sectioned base plate, ba
The Type 98 (1938) 50 mm Mortar was designed to fire a spigot bomb or a bangalore torpedo with fins to detonate barbed wire. The mortar consists of three parts: a rectangular, sectioned base plate, ba
Baseplate for Type 97 81 mm mortar. The baseplate is made from ordnance steel and is rectangular in shape and features a folding carry handle. The baseplate has provisions to change the elevation of t
Type 97 mortar baseplate made from ordnance steel. The baseplate is rectangular in shape and has three ball and socket joint attachments for the mortar barrel. There is a folding carry handle at the b
