Parachute mortars

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Never heard of these. But you can buy one now.

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Interesting. I have run across mention of these weapons in a couple of articles/books in the past, but have never seen any specific details before. The only details I ran across were something like 'fired from tube launchers' and 'operated similar to the British aerial mine'.
 
The first time I read about the AA mortar was in an article where it was believed that an A-26 had its wing blown off during a strafing run. Multiple small parachutes were seen to appear just before the explosion.

The weapon was taken seriously enough that it earned mention in the March 1944 Air Force magazine.
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The British had the Holman Projector (naval and land types), as well as the multiple barrel 7-inch UP mounts on larger ships and ashore in a few harbour installations.

Holman Projector - land mount "Holman Projector - Wikipedia"
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7-inch 20-barrel UP projector (IWM photo) "Unrotated Projectile - Wikipedia"
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