Assertion: mortar's shell | /r/AtLocation | the mortar
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text: Larger mortars such as the breech loading M1919 12-inch Coastal defense mortar are manually fired once the shell is in the mortar, using a lanyard pull to strike the firing pin igniting the propellant or electrically with a primer that ignites the propellant when the firing switch is closed.