M1, 81mm Mortar
A 509th Mortar team in action. Over a 19 day period, the three 81mm mortars of the 509th PIB fired 9034 rounds at German positions. Venafro, Italy November 1943
Units in the area started calling this mortar crew "The Automatic Mortar" for the rapid rate of fire it would sustain for periods of time. Venafro, Italy November 1943
A 509th mortarman is about to drop a M43A1 Light High Explosive 81mm round down the tube while another sights in on aiming stakes and makes the necessary adjustments. The M43A1 round could range out to 3,290 yards and had a 25 yard frag radius. Venafro, Italy November 1943
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