A careful study of the problem of dropping projectiles reveals a certain relationship to the problems presented in mortar fire. In mortar fire, the theoretical trajectory of the projectile la a ...

A mortar is a “portable, short-barreled, muzzle-loading artillery piece that fires explosive projectiles at low velocities, short ranges, and high, arcing trajectories,” according to ...

Several mortar shells were fired early Saturday morning toward Villa Somalia, the heavily guarded compound ...

The AM-120, which stands for automatic mortar, melds technology from two ... with both sides employing counter-fire radars that can pick up a projectile's origin within minutes.