The earliest appearance of mortars can be traced back to 1342 AD. The Arabs used short horns to fill black powder and iron balls, ignited them and shot at the enemy. This primitive artillery can be thought of as a modern mortar

The earliest appearance of mortars can be traced back to 1342 AD. The Arabs used short horns to fill black powder and iron balls, ignited them and shot at the enemy. This primitive gun can be seen as a prototype of the modern mortar, which can effectively shoot targets behind the shelter.

This parabolic weapon, hundreds of years later, is still an important weapon for infantry combat, and to this day, it is still an important combat weapon on the battlefield, and in a hundred years, it will still not be eliminated.

Mortars are easy to operate, easy to carry by infantry, curved ballistics, can be close to targets to shoot, there are almost no shooting dead ends, has always been an effective suppressive weapon to support and accompany infantry combat to break through obstacles.

With the development of science and technology, the functions of mortar shells are more and more, and they can also be applied in many scenes.

Mortars can fire high-explosive grenades, smoke bombs, white light flares, infrared illuminated shells, and new mortar shells with guided missile heads according to the needs of the mission.

It can be seen from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan that the US military, which has rich experience in actual combat and advanced technology, is still equipped with a large number of mortars, especially light mortars.