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Toby Mortar - bomb
- Thread starter kz11gr
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extract from an internet forum :
An effective British weapon was in development, Colonel Toby Rawlinson acquired 40 obsolete Coehorn mortars
from the French army which became known as "Toby mortars" after him; they were used in action at the Battle of
Neuve Chapelle and the Battle of Aubers during the spring of 1915. They were quickly retired on the arrival of
the new Stokes mortars later that year.
An effective British weapon was in development, Colonel Toby Rawlinson acquired 40 obsolete Coehorn mortars
from the French army which became known as "Toby mortars" after him; they were used in action at the Battle of
Neuve Chapelle and the Battle of Aubers during the spring of 1915. They were quickly retired on the arrival of
the new Stokes mortars later that year.