Gardenerbill Posted 21 April , 2017 Share Posted 21 April , 2017 Was there a specific artillery piece and ammunition used for wire cutting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ServiceRumDiluted Posted 21 April , 2017 Share Posted 21 April , 2017 I'm no expert but I read somewhere that the 2" toffee apple mortar was quite effective at clearing wire and have seen some figures on how many it took to clear so many m2 of wire. The 106 graze fuze was particularly effective at wire cutting as it detonated the shell on contact and was used from spring 1917 onwards. Those are the effective British weapons that I'm aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 21 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 21 April , 2017 Thanks SRD, The reason I am asking is that I am posting a topic in the Salonika and the Balkans sub forum on the first battle of Doiran which began 100 years ago today with wire cutting. The artillery available were: 6 inch guns 6 inch howitzers 60 pounders 4.5 inch howitzers 18 pounders My assumption would be that the 18 pounders would be used for wire cutiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new3.2 Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 The AEF brought some 50 of their copy/improved securing system 6-inch Newton mortar to France, to be used for destroying German barbed-wire. Never seen any report as how effective it was. Also would like to know what fuse they used, so I could perhaps find one for my projectile. New 3.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ServiceRumDiluted Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 It was the Fuze Percussion No. 110 MKIII. Apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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