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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 ...
Range table for British 3 inch (76.2 mm) Stokes Mortar, 1917 ... 72 124 9·3 235 12·8 308 15·5 379 17·7 437 19·8 73 117 9·3 223 12·9 292 15·5 360
Albrecht Mortar German Empire: World War I 254: 10-inch siege mortar M. 1841 United States: 1841 254: 10-inch seacoast mortar M. 1841 United States: 1841 260: 26 cm Minenwerfer M 17 Austria-Hungary: World War I 320: 320 mm Type 98 mortar Japan: World War II: 325: Mortier de 12 Gribeauval Kingdom of France: 1781 330: 13-inch seacoast mortar M ...
The 81 mm mortar shells used an adapter collar to allow 60 mm mortar shell fuzes to fit. Originally packed in wooden crates, the late war shells (1944–1945) were packed in metal M140 canisters. The M140 canister carried live shells in a four-chambered internal divider, had a horsehair pad in the inside of the lid to cushion the fuzes, and had ...
M755 carrier, 81-mm mortar: (M116 Husky) M756 truck, maintenance, 2 1 ⁄ 2 -ton, 6 × 6, pipeline construction, with winch (G742) – M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck M756A2 truck, maintenance, 2 1 ⁄ 2 -ton, 6 × 6, pipeline construction, with winch (multifuel) – M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck
Launched from any 120 mm mortar, STRIX has a normal range of up to 4.5 km (2.8 mi). The addition of a special sustainer motor increases the range to 7.5 km (4.7 mi). The GMM 120 (Guided Mortar Munition 120; known as Patzmi; also referred to as Morty) is a GPS and/or laser-guided mortar munition, which was developed by Israel Military Industries.
The M252 is an adaptation of the British 81mm L16A2 mortar developed in the 1950s. [4] It entered service with the U.S. Army and replaced the previous 81 mm M29 mortar in 1987. It was adopted due to the extended range (4,500 to 5,650 m (4,920 to 6,180 yd)) and enhanced lethality. In the U.S. it is produced by Watervliet Arsenal.
"Guardian MOrtar System" 120 mm Spain [22] MEPAC: 120 mm France: KSM120 Skyfall 120 mm South Korea [23] M1064 mortar carrier: 120 mm United States [24] M1129 mortar carrier: 120 mm United States: M120 Mortar – Wiesel 2: 120 mm Germany [25] M1287 mortar carrier: 120 mm USA [26] Grkpbv 90 (2 barrels) 120 mm × 2 Sweden [27] MMC Bars-8 120 mm ...