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The M-4 commando mortar, also known as a patrol mortar, is a lightweight 60 mm commando mortar manufactured by Denel Land Systems. [ 1 ] An instructor pointing out the use of the range table
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 ...
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 Brandt Mle CM60A1, also known as the Brandt HB 60LP, MCB-60 HB, or simply as the Brandt 60mm LP gun-mortar, [5] is a 60 mm (2.36 in.) gun-mortar. [4] Unlike conventional infantry mortars, it was not designed to be mounted on a bipod and a baseplate, but rather in the turrets of armoured fighting vehicles. [6]
M120 Rak is a self-propelled wheeled gun-mortar equipped with an automatically loaded 120 mm mortar mounted on a tracked (SMG 120 / M120G) [2] and wheeled (SMK 120 / M120K) [2] chassis, designed by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW). It is produced in Poland, and used by Polish Land Forces. Serial production and the first delivery started in 2017. [3]
The Army bought 5,480 mortar guidance kits in response to an operational needs statement in Afghanistan, sometimes hitting as close as 2.2 meters from the target. With the success of the XM395, the Army is seeking a guided 120 mm mortar Program of Record with comparable accuracy through the High Explosive Guided Mortar (HEGM) proposal.
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The range of a mortar is controlled by the number of propellant charges attached to the tail of the mortar designated M223. A charge is a semi-circular donut of nitrocellulose, which resembles a "horseshoe". [17] [18] A round for the M252 mortar comes with four charges attached. Longer-range shots require more propellant than can fit in the ...