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modern mortar 
Portable muzzle-loaded infantry weapon used to discharge high-angle fire.
bipod
A two-legged support whose function, with the base plate, is to stabilize the weapon during firing.
traversing handle
Device used to adjust the direction of the mortar.
base plate
Part designed to prevent the tube from sinking into the ground from the impact of recoil.
tube
Cylindrical tube used to fire projectiles.
elevating handle
Mechanism used to regulate the mortar’s angle of fire.
sight
Device used to set the line of fire.
muzzle
Opening through which the projectile leaves the tube.
