"High-angle hell" is what they called it. The "Four Deuce," the 4.2-inch-diameter, 48-inch-long tube capable of throwing a sustained volley of 80 rounds per hour up to 565 yards (4,400 yards with the improved high-explosive, point-detonating round), proved invaluable to infantry and ranger units during World War II. The men of the 83d Chemical Mortar Battalion carrying this tool of war emulated the bravery and versatility of Dragon Soldiers.
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