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The LR gun-mortar was designed to fire specialized long range ammunition with an indirect fire range of 5,000 m (16,000 ft) and a direct fire range of 500 m (1,600 ft). [2] The standard LR high-explosive projectile possessed a fuze which detonated at any angle of impact. [2] It was manufactured of perlitic cast iron and had unfolding fins. [2]
The CM60A1 was unique in that it was the first turret-mounted, breech-loading, dual-purpose mortar to be mass-produced. [6] Its turret mount gave it continuous traverse and, unlike muzzle-loading infantry mortars, it could engage targets of opportunity at close range that could not otherwise be suppressed with indirect fire. [6]
The bomb is then pushed into the barrel and the breech is closed. The barrel is then raised to the firing position. The rate of fire is about 1 round per minute. [4] [5] A 2S4 Tyulpan. The self-propelled 2S4 Tyulpan uses a modified version of the M240 mortar designated as the 2B8. It was developed by Yuri N. Kalachnikov at the Perm Machine ...
The rounds are breech-loaded with assistance from an automatic rammer, and a rear hatch allows additional rounds to be loaded from outside. ... self-propelled mortar opens fire near Avdiivka in ...
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.
The main armament is a 120 mm breech-loaded mortar 2A80-1. Like its predecessors ( 2S9 and 2S31 ), it is a hybrid of a howitzer and a mortar that lacks a direct NATO counterpart. The gun can deliver both direct and indirect fire.
It was based on the F-82 automatic mortar. The 2B9 is a semiautomatic breechloader that makes use of 4-round clips or is loaded with individual rounds. [4] Rounds can be loaded from either the muzzle or the breech. Because of its wheeled carriage, the 2B9 resembles a light artillery piece more than a conventional mortar.
The breech closes, and the mortar tilts into the firing position. [2] [7] In combat, the mortar is elevated between 50° and 80°, and it can fire one round per minute. [8] The 2S4 is fired either with a mechanical or electrical trigger. [2] [7] The 2S4 in profile The 2S4 is breech loaded with the tube in horizontal The Tyulpan in deployed ...