Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1917 Fabry

Heavy trench mortar

Mortier de 150 mm T Modèle 1917 Fabry
A Fabry Trench Mortar at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK
Type	Heavy trench mortar
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	August 1918 - 1940
Used by	France United States
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
No. built	1,159+
Specifications
Mass	615 kg (1,353 lbs)
Barrel length	2100 mm
Diameter	150 mm

Calibre	150 mm
Breech	muzzle-loading
Recoil	recoil-recuperators in a flask rocker assembly
Carriage	firing platform
Elevation	45° - 72°
Traverse	27°
Rate of fire	2-4 rpm
Muzzle velocity	156 m/s
Maximum firing range	2,000 m (2,167 yards)

The Mortier de 150 mm T Modèle 1917 Fabry was the standard French heavy trench mortar of World War I. It remained in service through 1940, with some 1,159 available during the Phony War. The tube was supported by two recoil-recuperators in a flask-rocker assembly that was mounted on a platform with six fixed spades. The finned mortar "bomb" was loaded from the muzzle, but the propellant was loaded from the breech and ignited by a percussion ignition system.

For transport it was broken down into three loads, each towed on machine gun carts by either one horse or eight men. Each cart also carried twenty 17-kilogram (37 lb) bombs.

References

External links

French mortars of World War I
post by David Lehman on Feldgrau.net Forum
List and pictures of World War I surviving 150mm T Mle 1917 Fabry Mortars

French artillery of World War I

Anti-aircraft guns

Canon de 75 antiaérien mle 1913-1917

Coastal artillery

Field artillery

Infantry guns

Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP

Medium and heavy artillery

Mortars

Mountain artillery

Canon de 65 M modele 1906
75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09
Canon Court de 105 M modele 1909 Schneider

Railway artillery

Siege artillery

Self propelled artillery

Armoured vehicle guns

v t e French artillery of World War II
Anti-aircraft guns	Mitrailleuse de 25 mm CA mle 39 Canon de 75 antiaérien mle 1913-1917 Canon de 75 CA modèle 1940 Schneider
Anti-tank guns	25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun 25 mm APX modèle 1937 AC 37 anti-tank gun AC 47 anti-tank gun 47 mm APX anti-tank gun
Coastal artillery	Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891 Canon de 19 C modèle 1870/93 Canon de 240 L Mle 1884 Mortier de 270 mm modèle 1889
Field artillery	Canon de 75 modèle 1897
Infantry guns	Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP
Medium and Heavy artillery	Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider Canon de 145/155 L modele 1916 Saint-Chamond Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider Canon de 155 L modèle 1877/14 Schneider Canon de 155 L Modele 1917 Schneider Canon de 155 L modèle 1918 Schneider Canon de 155mm GPF Canon de 194 GPF Canon de 220 L mle 1917 Mortier de 220 modèle 1915/1916 Schneider Mortier 280 mm TR de Schneider-St Chamond
Mortars	Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1917 Fabry
Mountain artillery	Canon de 65 M modele 1906 Canon de 75 M modele 1919 Schneider Canon de 75 M modele 1928 Canon Court de 105 M modele 1909 Schneider Canon Court de 105 M modèle 1919 Schneider
Railroad artillery	Canon de 164 modèle 1893/96 TAZ Canon de 19 modèle 1870/93 TAZ Canon de 240 modèle 93/96 TAZ Canon de 305 modèle 1906/10 à glissement Canon de 32 modèle 1870/84 à glissement Canon de 32 modèle 1870/93 à glissement Canon de 320 modèle 1917 à glissement Canon de 340 modèle 1893 à glissement Canon de 340 modèle 1912 à berceau Canon de 340 modèle 1912 à glissement Obusier de 370 modèle 1915 Canon de 370 modèle 75/79 Glissement Obusier de 400 Modèle 1915/1916 Obusier de 520 modèle 1916
Siege artillery	Canon de 240 L Mle 1884 Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider Mortier de 293 Danois sur affut-truck modèle 1914 Mortier de 370 modèle 1914 Filloux
Tank guns	37 mm SA 18 37 mm SA mle 1938 47mm SA mle 1935 75 mm ABS mle 1929