Brandt Mle 27/31 (81mm minomet)

Brandt Mle 27/31 (81 mm mortar)
Mortier Brandt de 81 mm modèle 27/31
     
Název:
Name:
Brandt Mle 27/31 Brandt Mle 27/31
Originální název:
Original Name:
Mortier Brandt de 81 mm modèle 27/31
Kategorie:
Category:
minomet mortar
Výrobce:
Producer:
DD.MM.1931-DD.MM.194R francouzské státní zbrojovky, ? /
DD.MM.1935-DD.MM.194R Voina din 1), Brașov /
Období výroby:
Production Period:
DD.MM.1931-DD.MM.194R
Vyrobeno kusů:
Number of Produced:
8000
Prototyp vyroben:
Prototype Built:
DD.MM.1931
Obsluha:
Crew:
3
Technické údaje:
Technical Data:
 
Bojová hmotnost:
Combat Weight:
59,7 2) kg 132 2) lb
Přepravní hmotnost:
Manoeuvre Weight:
59,7 kg 132 lb
Ráže:
Calibre:
81,4 mm 3 ¼ in
Délka hlavně:
Barrel Length:
1267,5 3) mm 49 ⅞ in 3)
Celková délka:
Overall Length:
1270 mm 4 ft 2in
Celková šířka:
Overall Width:
? mm ?
Celková výška:
Overall Height:
? mm ?
Náměr:
Elevation:
+45 - +80 °
Odměr:
Traverse:
8 - 12 °
Přepravní rychlost:
Manoeuvre Speed:
? km/h ? mph
Používaná munice:
Ammo Used:
FA Mle1924/27
FA Mle1932
FA Mle1935 GC
FA Mle1924/27
FA Mle1932
FA Mle1935 GC
Výkony:
Performance:
 
Maximální dostřel:
Maximum Range:
2850 m - FA Mle1924/27
2850 m - FA Mle1932
1200 m - FA Mle1935 GC
3117 yd - FA Mle1924/27
3117 yd - FA Mle1932
1312 yd - FA Mle1935 GC
Rychlost střelby:
Rate of Fire:
18 ran/min 18 rpm
Úsťová rychlost:
Muzzle Velocity:
174 m/s -
570.9 ft/s -
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Poznámka:
Note:
1) licenční výroba

2)
- hlaveň 20,7 kg
- dvojnožka 18,5 kg
- podstavec 20,5 kg

3) délka vývrtu 1167 mm
1) licensed production

2)
- barrel 45.6 lb
- bipod 40.8 lb
- base plate 45.2 lb

3) length of bore 45.94 in
Zdroje:
Sources:
Bishop, Chris: The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandt_Mle_27/31
https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandt_Mle_27/31
ru.wikipedia.org
www.militaryfactory.com
tvd.im
foto: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C165256

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Original label : Mortier Brandt de 81 mm mle 27/31
Caliber : 81,4 mm
Barrel length: 1267,5 mm (L/15,6)
The length of the "bore" : 1167 mm
Weight: 59,7 kg
Elevation : +45°to +85°
The gun arc : 8° to 12°
Muzzle velocity : 174 m/s
The weight of the projectile : 3,25 kg (light) and 6.5 kg (heavy)
Range : 1200 m heavy missile, 2850 light shot
Rate of fire : more than 20 shots per minute

It's about the improved mortar built on the basis of experience from the trenches of WWI. The French army of them in 1940 received more than 8000 pieces. A large number of other was made in the licence with only minor changes. The production ran in Czechoslovakia (of 81.4 mm mortars), Holland (Mortier van 8), Poland (81mm Mozdzierz wz. 31) and Yugoslavia (8.1 cm M In M 31/38 Kragujewac). Mortar was used also in Denmark and Austria. The germans, many of them captured and included in their armament and widely is used in the time of WWII. The German designation was according to the states : 8,14 cm GrW 278 (t) for the czechoslovak and with a predicate adjective (f) for French guns, 8,14 cm GrW 270 (j) for the yugoslav, 8,14 cm GrW 275(d) for the Danish, 8,14 cm GrW 286(h) for the Dutch, 8,14 cm GrW 31 (p) for Polish and 8,14 cm GrW 33 (ö) for the austrian..
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Just a tiny addition:

Combat weight: 58.5 kg
The weight of the barrel: 18.5 kg
The weight of the base: 20.5 kg
Elevation angle: 45° - 85°
The gun arc: 8° - 12°
Rate of fire: 20 shots/min

Ammunition: HE model 1924/27
Bullet weight 3.310 kg
The weight of the explosive 400g
Shooting speed: 174m/s
Max. range: 2850m

Ammo model 1935
Bullet weight: 6.845 kg
Weight of explosive: 2.400 kg
Shooting speed: 158m/s
Max. range:1200m.
Brandt Mle 27/31 (81mm minomet) -


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According to my information, it was possible to use mines 24/27, 1932, 1935 and U.S. mines for mortars M1

30 mm bullet Losfeld for vložnou the barrel of the 60 and 81mm mortars.
The length of the hub 215mm
archives of the author.
Brandt Mle 27/31 (81mm minomet) -


Brandt Mle 27/31 (81mm minomet) - 24/27, 24/27,32

24/27, 24/27,32
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Licenčná production prebiehala aj in the US as 60 mm Mortar M1.

Source: Catalogue of standard ordnance items, second editions 1944, vol. 2 Tank and Automotive; Office of the Chief of Ordnance Technical Division, Washington, d.c. C.; 1 june 1945
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