The Knee Mortar book is off to the printer! Entitled "The Knee Mortars of Japan, 1921-1945, The Imperial Japanese Light and Heavy Grenade Dischargers" was authored by Doss White and Mark Strange and edited by Don Voigt.
This volume covers the knee mortar from development through its use in WWII. The book has 68 pages with over 115 pictures and drawings, most in full color. There are five tables and four pages of serial number and configuration data.
Both the T 10 and T 89 knee mortars are covered, along with their many varieties of projectiles.
Chapters include: "The Type 10 light grenade discharger, The type 89 heavy grenade discharger, Ammunition, Accessories, Grenade discharger tactics, The knee mortar in action: US combat reports, Japanese variant and foreign 50mm or 2 inch mortars, and Relics from the Pacific Theater".
The appendices include: Production tables by manufacturer and date, Views from the Japanese grenade discharger manual, US legal status, and the Data sheet form.
The book also covers the construction and assembly of the two types and a Bibliography for additional reading.
Price is $35 plus US priority mail postage of $5.
Payment should be sent to Doss or Ruth White @ Lodestone Publications, POB 6, Eva, Alabama, 35621.
NOTE: A special pre-publication price of $35 SHIPPED, is available from now until July 10, 2009. Your payment must be postmarked before July 10, 2009 to qualify. Only 100 copies are being printed, so please get your order in early!
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