Enemy Forces notes that the 240-mm mortar is lowered into the firing position under remote-control and when in position can be elevated from +45 to +80 with a traverse of 8 left and right.

These fire the largest mortar rounds in the world, according to the Christian Science Monitor. To put things in perspective, the 240 mm mortar rounds are roughly five-feet long.

240 mm mortar updates. Two M-240 mortars believed to be used against Old Homs. The one to the left has its barrel tilted to horizontal position.

Ukrainian fighters destroyed a Russian 240 mm Tyulpan mortar with the help of artillery. This was announced by the commander of the operational-strategic group of troops “Tavria”, Brigadier General ...

The 240-mm mortar can destroy fortified buildings that are 20 km away. The self-propelled 2S4 Tyulpan (Russian for tulip) is currently the heaviest mortar deployed in the world.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - 2021/08/24: Russian Army 2S4 Tulpan (Tulip) 240 mm self-propelled heavy mortar ... More captured firing during the annual Army Games defence technology international exhibition.

The main weapon of the 2S4 is a 240 mm mortar mounted on the tracked chassis structure. Its ammunition includes 53-F-864 high ...

As the rebel resistance against Syria's government intensifies, onlookers and combatants alike are picking apart the regime's weapon choices. The ...

The primary advantage of the 2S4 Tyulpan in urban combat is that its high-trajectory fire, allows it to fire from behind cover. The 240-mm mortar round contains 32 kilograms (70.5 pounds) of ...

The latest modern munitions are guided mines, which are part of the 1K113 ‘Smelchak’ (Daredevil) system. The structure of this system includes 240 mm command-detonated 3VF4 mines with high ...

Russia & a few of it's customers still use a truly big 240 mm mortar that can shoot nuclear projectiles. Finally, the great majority of mortars have smooth barrels, not rifled ones.