US Airborne medium mortar team (1944-45) Kriegsmarine Between December 1944 and February

Between December 1944 and February 1945 Tsuboi rose to become the first and only Ace in the J2M Raiden

which were in turn protected from the cavalry by the accompanying pike

Length: 13cm / 5

Contains 3 metal figures

US Airborne medium mortar team (1944-45) Kriegsmarine Between December 1944 and FebruaryIn the American army, the role of medium mortar was fulfilled by the 81mm calibre M1 mortar. The mortar was the biggest killer of infantrymen throughout the war. An average crew could fire a dozen bombs in a minute. Compared with artillery shells that had a tendency to get 'buried' on landing, directing a good portion of the explosion into solid ground, mortar bombs fell almost on their nose and released destructive power all around. Models supplied