Luftwaffe planes firing 210mm mortars at bombers

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Subject: Luftwaffe planes firing 210mm mortars at bombers
Seeker 12/3/2004 8:39:21 PM

I read that in 1943 bomber destroyer planes had two 210mm mortars mounted on single engined fighters and upto 4 x 210mm mortars on twin engined planes. I've never heard of these. I gather they were quite effective as weapon for bomber destroyers since the broke up the bomber flight/formation. Can any one tell me more about this and show me links to read about this concept/weapon. How many rounds did they carry ? What kind of range , effectiveness did they have? The article claimed it was the german infantry mortar....but that didn't enter production until the closing months of the war. Is this the same mortar?

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ens. jack damn, what was the word? 5/16/2010 10:10:55 AM

I've read a lot on German air tactics, the closest I can think of was something called "Slant Music" that was used in similar fashion. 2-4 20 or 30mm cannons would be fitted behind the cockpit of a fighter at roughly an 80 degree angle. They may have done so with mortars, but a 210mm? thats a bfg. I know rockets were used in conventional fashion fired straight ahead from under the wings.

PS "the master" you're an ass.

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