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French Hotchkiss-Brandt mortar

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development of mortars

In artillery: Mortars
In the 120-millimetre French Hotchkiss-Brandt type, a prerifled copper driving band, wrapped around the bomb, expanded under gas pressure and engaged the grooves in the barrel.
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