US 3.7 Inch Mortar - Random Question

[peteblight]

Is there such a thing as a US 3.7 inch mortar? Exactly the same as a US 4.2 inch, but just a smaller caliber?

Cheers

Pete

 

[MINENAZ16]

I only heard about a 3.75in mortar (chemical shells - British)

 

[US-Subs]

Is there such a thing as a US 3.7 inch mortar? Exactly the same as a US 4.2 inch, but just a smaller caliber?

Cheers

Pete

Not in my experience. Could be something experimental, but I'm not aware of it, especially similar to the 4.2".

 

[HAZORD]

Never heard of one.

 

[bacarnal]

Same here. We had the 3" and 4" Stokes in WWI, were testing a 47mm, both Brandt and American Armaments, I think a couple of 60mm's and 3"/75mm's and finally adopted the 81mm and 4.2". We did experiment and combat trial the 105mm and 155mm mortars. Never heard of a 3.7". We did have a 3.7" Field Gun around the turn of the century.

 

[Listy]

Is there such a thing as a US 3.7 inch mortar? Exactly the same as a US 4.2 inch, but just a smaller caliber?

Cheers

Pete

What's the context? As I've heard a 3.7in Mortar from the UK.

 

[bacarnal]

Same here. We had the 3" and 4" Stokes in WWI, were testing a 47mm, both Brandt and American Armaments, I think a couple of 60mm's and 3"/75mm's and finally adopted the 81mm and 4.2". We did experiment and combat trial the 105mm and 155mm mortars. Never heard of a 3.7". We did have a 3.7" Field Gun around the turn of the century.

As a correction, the US had a 3.8" Howitzer, not 3.7" Field gun.