mortar

Summary

mortar is a weapon type^[1]. mortar ranks in the top 3% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,280 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• mortar's instance of is recorded as weapon type^[3].
• mortar is operated by Afghan National Army^[4].
• mortar is operated by Albanian Joint Forces Command^[5].
• mortar is named after mortar^[6].
• mortar is a type of high-trajectory artillery gun^[7].
• mortar is a type of muzzle loader^[8].
• mortar's Commons category is recorded as Mortars^[9].
• mortar's said to be the same as is recorded as mortar^[10].
• mortar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mortars^[11].
• mortar's Commons gallery is recorded as Mortar (cannon)^[12].
• mortar's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• mortar's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• mortar's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[15].
• mortar's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[16].
• mortar's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• mortar's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• mortar's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[19].
• mortar's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• mortar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for mortar include Mortier^[22], a destroyer^[23].

Why It Matters

mortar ranks in the top 3% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,280 views/month).^[2] mortar has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] mortar is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for mortar include Mortier^[22], a destroyer^[23].