Loose Rounds #1 - Mortars

War Stories by Adin Dobkin

Feb 19, 201838:25Society & Culture

In our first episode of Loose Rounds, a mini-series produced in partnership with Nammo, we discuss the humble mortar. You know, the tubes that fire grenade-looking munitions into the air? It turns out they have a far dee...

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