Talk:Brixia Model 35

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Given that everything I've ever read about the Brixia mortar is far less complimentary than this article seems to be (without sources, by the way), I'm a little suspicious of some of the claims made. For example, we learn that "in the hand of skilled operators" the Brixia was actually "superior" to other mortars and was capable of laying down "very precise and intense curtains of fire", yet we are soon to learn that these curtains of fire were produced by shells that were too small and fragmented poorly. To my ears, that smacks of being contradictory. Now, I'm not conspiratorial by nature, but I have noticed over the years a number of articles on Italian military hardware from the war years that are, shall we say, far more laudatory than published sources tend to be. Indeed, in the case of the Brixia mortar, the consensus seems to be that it was notable only for being overly complicated and ineffective.--172.129.216.23 (talk) 10:50, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

In The Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapon of World War II Ian Hogg (who can generally be reckoned to know of what he writes), described the device in question as the most complicated way ever devised to throw a small amount of explosive a short distance. It may well have been more accurate and potentially capable of more rapid fire, but it was heavy, overcomplicated, expensive to produce and fired an anaemic round. 62.196.17.197 (talk) 16:26, 2 June 2014 (UTC)