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Mortar (weapon)A mortar is a military weapon into which is dropped a mortar shell, which is then fired in a high ballistic trajectory. Modern mortars consists of a simple tube; however, early mortars were very short, very thick cannons, and some required transport on railroad cars. Mortars are often portable by infantry and can be used as a small-scale substitute for artillery.
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