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The Brandt Mle CM60A1, also known as the Brandt HB 60LP, MCB-60 HB, or simply as the Brandt 60mm LP gun-mortar, [5] is a 60 mm (2.36 in.) gun-mortar. [4] Unlike conventional infantry mortars, it was not designed to be mounted on a bipod and a baseplate, but rather in the turrets of armoured fighting vehicles. [6]
The M224 60 mm Lightweight Company Mortar System (LWCMS) is a smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire mortar used for close-in support of ground troops. It was deployed extensively in the War in Afghanistan by the United States military .
The mortar replaced the L9A1 51 mm Light Mortar due to greater availability of ammunition suppliers for the 60 mm calibre. In 2016 it was announced that only the Royal Marines Commandos and Parachute Regiment units will use these mortars after the Afghanistan operations. The rest will be stored away for economic reasons. [5] Technical Data:
This is a list of United States Army fire control, and sighting material by supply catalog designation, or Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group "F".The United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalog used an alpha-numeric nomenclature system from about the mid-1920s to about 1958.
This list catalogues mortars which are issued to infantry units to provide close range, rapid response, indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactical combat. [1] In this sense the mortar has been called "infantryman's artillery", and represents a flexible logistic solution [clarification needed] to the problem of satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for ...
The LR gun-mortar was also tested as a deck-mounted support weapon for maritime patrol craft such as the VCSM. [2] It utilizes a hydraulic recoil system. [ 1 ] The recoil length is 170 mm (6.7 in), maximum recoil thrust is 2,800 kg (6,200 lb), and the weight of the recoiling mass is 75 kg (165 lb).
60mm mortars from different countries and manufacturers. ... Brandt 60 mm LR gun-mortar; Brandt Mle 1935; Brandt Mle CM60A1; D. Denel Vektor M1 60mm Mortar; G. GNM-60 ...
The term Commando mortar refers to a class of lightweight infantry mortars designed for maximum portability and rapid deployment with a caliber of 60mm (2.4 in) or less in diameter, at the expense of accuracy and repeatability. Earliest models had been introduced from the 1930s onwards.