page_title: Two-inch mortar
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: Two-inch mortar / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: English: Allied Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Belgian soldiers fire a 2-inch mortar during training at Tenby in Wales, 10 February 1941.
context_page_description: The Ordnance SBML two-inch mortar, or more commonly, the "two-inch mortar", was a British mortar issued to the British Army and the Commonwealth armies, that saw use during the Second World War and later.
  It was more portable than larger mortars, and the two-inch had greater range and firepower than rifle grenades.
context_section_description: Calibre: 2 inches (50.8 mm)
  Length: 21 inches (53 cm)
  Weight: 10 ¹⁄₂ pounds (4.8 kg)
  Firing mechanism: Trip (small trigger)
  Elevation: 45-90°
  Range: 500 yards (460 m)
  Rate of fire: Eight rounds per minute
caption: Free Belgian Forces fire a two-inch mortar during a training exercise in Wales, 1941
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