page_title: Type 99 81 mm mortar
hierarchical_section_title: Type 99 81 mm mortar
caption_attribution_description: English: Japanese Type 99 81 mm mortar
context_page_description: The Type 99 81 mm mortar was a Japanese mortar used primary by Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The Type 99 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2599 of the Japanese calendar. The Type 99 81 mm mortar is typical of the Stokes-Brandt type mortar. The Type 99 81 mm mortar differs from the Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar in the shortness of its tube and in the method of firing. The differences between the Type 99 and the US 81-mm mortar, M1 are pronounced.
context_section_description: The Type 99 81 mm mortar (Japanese as "Kyukyu Shiki Shohakuyekiho", meaning "99 model small trench mortar") was a Japanese mortar used primary by Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The Type 99 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2599 of the Japanese calendar (1939).  The Type 99 81 mm mortar is typical of the Stokes-Brandt type mortar. The Type 99 81 mm mortar differs from the Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar in the shortness of its tube and in the method of firing. The differences between the Type 99 and the US 81-mm mortar, M1 are pronounced.
caption: Japanese Type 99 81 mm mortar
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