Davidka
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The Davidka () was a homemade Israeli mortar used in Safed and Jerusalem during 1947–1949 Palestine war. Its bombs were reported to be extremely loud, but very inaccurate and otherwise of little value beyond terrifying opponents; they proved particularly useful in scaring away both Arab soldiers and civilians. It is nominally classified as a 3-inch (76.2 mm) mortar, although the bomb was considerably larger.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Davidka
- Weapon.image
- MY-Davidka-1.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Davidka mortar, Givati Museum, Israel
- Weapon.origin
- Israel
- Weapon.type
- Mortar
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1948
- Weapon.used_by
- Palmach
- Weapon.wars
- 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- Weapon.designer
- David Leibowitch
- Weapon.design_date
- 1947–48
- Weapon.production_date
- 1948
- Weapon.number
- Six
- Weapon.cartridge
- Explosive grenade
- Weapon.filling
- TNT
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- mortar
- Country of origin
- Israel
- Diameter
- 3
- Manufacturer
- IMI Systems
- Conflict
- 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- Image
- MY-Davidka-1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Davidka
- service entry
- 1948-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Davidka
- total produced
- 8
- service retirement
- 1949-00-00
- caliber
- 3
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Italiano
Il Davidka (in yiddish דוידקה?, "Piccolo Davide") è un mortaio artigianale usato all'inizio della Guerra arabo-israeliana del 1948 dai soldati israeliani nella difesa di Gerusalemme e Safad. Le sue granate erano famose per essere estremamente rumorose e efficaci più per colpire i nervi del nemico che effettivamente le sue postazioni.
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