MORTAR / HOWITIZER INFO?

[eod20]

 
    i am looking for any information i can find on a mortar howitizer combination. i am sure i saw a tread on such a beast in the past and i think it was dom? that made a couple of scaled models shown mounted.   i finally took possession of my metal round stock and it is bigger than what i was told. 10" x 27" steel round stock from the norfolk southern machine shop, a friend i work with has a cousin that works there. no idea what type, was told it is not tool steel but is harder than mild steel whatever that means. any way i was going to make a 1841 10" seacoast scaled to soda cans but i would not need 27" for that and then i remembered the post about a REV. War mortizer?.  any help would be welcome

[Cat Whisperer]

Hmmmm.

Mortars fire generally high-angle, Howitzers mid and 'guns' or cannons fire low angle.
Mortars are short range devices, Howitzers are mid range and 'guns' or cannons long range.

(I'm trying to envision where you want to go with this.)

Mortars sit on the ground - stable, absorbs recoil well.

Howitzers on the other hand generally have wheels for fast transport.

So what would the blend look like?

Wheels - perhaps.

Barrel length of howitzer length and yet with the abilty to shoot at high angles.

[Double D]

    i am looking for any information i can find on a mortar howitizer combination. i am sure i saw a tread on such a beast in the past and i think it was dom? that made a couple of scaled models shown mounted.   i finally took possession of my metal round stock and it is bigger than what i was told. 10" x 27" steel round stock from the norfolk southern machine shop, a friend i work with has a cousin that works there. no idea what type, was told it is not tool steel but is harder than mild steel whatever that means. any way i was going to make a 1841 10" seacoast scaled to soda cans but i would not need 27" for that and then i remembered the post about a REV. War mortizer?.  any help would be welcome

I think what you are referring to is the King Howitzers.  I believe they were used as low angle and High angle weapons.  I am sure we had a discussion on just that fact some time ago.

[Cat Whisperer]

Ahhhh, Daniel King Howizers!

We've had a number of threads on them.  Good lookin' pieces.

[KABAR2]

I have also mentioned in a thread or two that during the American Revolution with a shortage of howitzers mortars were placed in carraiges as erzates howitzers....

[Cat Whisperer]

I have shot my 4.5" motar (see avitar on left) at 15 degrees elevation.  Slid back a few feet too.