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The M224 LWCMS (Lightweight Company Mortar System) replaced the older (WWII-era) 60 mm M2 mortar and the inaccurate M19 Mortar and began fielding as prototypes in the mid-1970s during the Vietnam War. The M2s and M19s had an effective range of only 2,000 m (2,187 yd).
The U.S. M2 60 mm mortar was licensed from French Brandt company to supplement ... when fired without a boosting charge at a 70° angle and a maximum range of 2,017 ...
Maximum firing range: 3,800 metres (4,200 yd) (with bipod) Feed system: Manual: ... but all types of 60 mm mortar bombs may be fired from the mortars. M6C-210T
L16 mortar consisting of barrel, base plate and bipod Looking down an L16 mortar barrel. Note: fixed firing pin. Most modern mortar systems consist of four main components: a barrel, a base plate, a bipod and a sight. Modern mortars normally range in calibre from 60 mm (2.36 in) to 120 mm (4.72 in). However, both larger and smaller mortars have ...
Maximum firing range: 7200 m: The AMIG HM 16 Hadid is an Iranian mortar. ... Under the "Hadid" line, Iran also produces 60 mm and 81 mm mortars. [2]
The M19 Mortar is a light, smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon for light infantry support developed and produced in the United States. It has been replaced in service by the more modern 60 mm M224 mortar , which has a much longer range and improved ammunition.
Maximum firing range: 2537m with mortar shell M73: Feed system: manual: Sights: NSB-1: ... 60 mm Smoke Mortar Shell M73P2; 60 mm High-Smoke Mortar Shell M93;
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]