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The M106 mortar carrier (full designation: Carrier, Mortar, 107 mm, Self-propelled) was a tracked, self-propelled mortar carrier in service with the United States Army.It was designed to provide indirect fire support to primarily infantry, units, but could also provide support to any unit under attack within range.
Ordered in 2020 and then in 2022, intended to replace the 1840 KM30 in service (K-242A1 with 107 mm M30 mortar) [23] Announced to be in mass production. M1064 mortar carrier: M113: 120 mm Israel United States: 1124 1124 Since 1990 US Army (1076) Egyptian Army(36) Royal Thai Army (12) M113 equipped with M120 (Soltam K6) mortar [65] [66] [67 ...
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).
The Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar (60式自走107mm迫撃砲, roku-maru-shiki-jisou-107mm-hakugeki-hou) was an armored mortar carrier used by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), developed in 1960. [1] It is based on JGSDF Type 60 armoured personnel carrier SU-II. [2]
It was adopted due to the extended range and lethality in comparison to the previous M2 mortar, although the M30, at 305 kilograms (672 lb), was significantly heavier than the 151 kilograms (333 lb) M2. Due to this heavy weight, the mortar was most often mounted in a tracked mortar carrier of the M113 family, designated as the M106 mortar ...
The M1064 mortar carrier is an American vehicle, consisting of the M121 mortar – a version of the M120 mortar – mounted on an M113 chassis. The M1287 mortar carrier vehicle will replace the M1064 in U.S. Army service.
CM-21/A1 – personnel carrier. CM-22 – mortar carrier for 107 mm/120 mm mortar (similar to M106). CM-23 – mortar carrier for 81 mm mortar (similar to M125). CM-24/A1 – ammo carrier, can carry either 90 rounds of 155 mm or 42 rounds 203 mm; CM-25 – TOW launcher. CM-26 – command track (similar to M577) CM-27/A1 – artillery tractor
The mortar carrier has its genesis in the general mechanisation and motorisation of infantry in the years leading up to World War II.To move an infantry mortar and its crew various methods were developed, for example mounting the mortar on a wheeled carriage for towing behind a light vehicle, attaching the mortar and its permanently fixed baseplate to the rear of a vehicle — the entire ...