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The Davidka (Hebrew: דוידקה‎) was a homemade Israeli mortar used in Safed and Jerusalem during the initial stages of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. Its shells were reported to be extremely loud, but otherwise of little value, besides that of using fear tactics against the Arab forces. Due to their extreme noise and horrific explosions, they proved particularly useful in scaring away Arab forces, despite the fact that they were very inaccurate. It is nominally classified as a 3 inch (76.2 mm) mortar, although the shell was considerably larger.

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  • Davidka
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  • The Davidka (Hebrew: דוידקה‎) was a homemade Israeli mortar used in Safed and Jerusalem during the initial stages of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. Its shells were reported to be extremely loud, but otherwise of little value, besides that of using fear tactics against the Arab forces. Due to their extreme noise and horrific explosions, they proved particularly useful in scaring away Arab forces, despite the fact that they were very inaccurate. It is nominally classified as a 3 inch (76.2 mm) mortar, although the shell was considerably larger.
  • The Davidka (, "Little David") was a homemade Israeli mortar used in Safed and Jerusalem during the early stages of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. 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.
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Number
  • Six
is explosive
  • yes
Origin
  • Israel
filling
  • TNT
Service
  • 1948(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Davidka
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • Davidka mortar, Givati Museum, Israel
Cartridge
  • Explosive grenade
Wars
  • 1948(xsd:integer)
Used by
is ranged
  • yes
production date
  • 1948(xsd:integer)
design date
  • 1947(xsd:integer)
Designer
  • David Leibowitch
abstract
  • The Davidka (Hebrew: דוידקה‎) was a homemade Israeli mortar used in Safed and Jerusalem during the initial stages of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. Its shells were reported to be extremely loud, but otherwise of little value, besides that of using fear tactics against the Arab forces. Due to their extreme noise and horrific explosions, they proved particularly useful in scaring away Arab forces, despite the fact that they were very inaccurate. It is nominally classified as a 3 inch (76.2 mm) mortar, although the shell was considerably larger.
  • The Davidka (, "Little David") was a homemade Israeli mortar used in Safed and Jerusalem during the early stages of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. 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.
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