SS114 - Soldier Carrying Base Plate SS Mortar Team D-Day and enduring legacy of ancient

and enduring legacy of ancient Rome

and strict hierarchy within the Imperial Japanese military system

frontier warfare

D-Day airborne drops (Normandy

or as part of a larger Greek formation

SS114 - Soldier Carrying Base Plate SS Mortar Team D-Day and enduring legacy of ancientSS114 Soldier Carrying Base Plate SS Mortar Team Among the most important components of any infantry mortar was its heavy base plate. This substantial piece absorbed the tremendous recoil generated when the weapon fired, providing the stable platform necessary for accurate and sustained indirect fire. Although cumbersome to transport, the base plate was absolutely essential to the operation of the mortar. This figure depicts an SS soldier carrying the