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A mortar carrier, or self-propelled mortar, is a self-propelled artillery piece in which a mortar is the primary weapon. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( April 2011 )
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 ...
Stryker. Stryker 4,466 . M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) M1126 Stryker (IAV) has two variants, he infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) and the mobile gun system (MGS).; The (ICV) variant has eight additional configurations: mortar carrier (MC), reconnaissance vehicle (RV), commanders vehicle (CV), fire support vehicle (FSV), medical evacuation vehicle (MEV), engineer squad vehicle (ESV), anti ...
81 mm mortar carrier M4/A1; M21 mortar carrier; T19 howitzer motor carriage; T30 howitzer motor carriage; Experimental. XM2001 Crusader self-propelled howitzer;
This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Howitzer Motor Carriage M8; M. M3 Gun Motor Carriage; M7 Priest; ... M1129 mortar carrier; T. T18 Howitzer Motor Carriage;
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 ...
Aircraft carrier: Navy: 1 10 planned Nimitz-class: Newport News Shipbuilding: Aircraft carrier: Navy 10 Class of 10 America-class: Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding Division Amphibious assault ship: Navy 4 9 planned Wasp-class: Ingalls Shipbuilding: Amphibious assault ship: Navy 7 Class of 8 Blue Ridge-class: Philadelphia Naval ...
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.