Mortier de tranchee de circonstance Cellerier | |
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Type | Infantry mortar |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1914-1918 |
Used by | France |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Captain Cellerier |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12 kg (26 lb) |
Shell | 1.8 kg (3 lb 15 oz) |
Caliber | 65 mm (2.6 in) |
Elevation | +45° |
Effective firing range | 250–300 m (270–330 yd)[1] |
The Mortier de tranchee de circonstance Cellerier or Cellerier Mortar was an early French light infantry mortar of World War I. The name roughly translates to (Cellerier Improvised Trench Mortar) in English.