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Toggle the table of contents. M1 mortar. ... The M1 mortar is an American 81 millimeter caliber mortar. ... Weight zone one (9.5 lbs.) simulated a shell with the ...
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 ...
Toggle the table of contents. ... like M1 Abrams, see bottom of list. ... M1 mortar motor carriage 4.2 inch mortar on Cunningham T1E1 cargo carrier.
The M2 4.2-inch mortar was a U.S. rifled 4.2-inch (107 mm) mortar used during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It entered service in 1943. It entered service in 1943. It was nicknamed the "Goon Gun" (from its large bullet-shaped shells, monopod, and rifled bore) or the "Four-Deuce" (from its bore size in inches).
Net Weight: 42 lbs. Gross Weight: 67 lbs. Volume: 1.3 cubic feet. R7HDA 16 × M3 Demolition Charge (Composition C3) [2.25 lbs. each], 8 charges (plus fuze train assembly) per haversack [19 lbs.], 2 haversacks per wooden crate. Net Weight: 38 lbs. Gross Weight: 44 lbs. Volume: 0.91 cubic feet.
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 been produced. The modern mortar is a muzzle-loaded weapon and relatively simple to operate.
Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 to about 1958.
"M4A1 mortar motor carriage" M2 half-track: 81 mm United States: 1943 1945 600 US Army: System developed by the Ordnance Department, made by White Motor Companyfitted with the M1 Mortar. [39] [84] [85] M21 MMC "M21 mortar motor carriage" M3 half-track: 81 mm United States: 1944 1968 110 US Army (1944-1945, 110 made and used) Free French forces ...