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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 M2 mortar is a 60 millimeter smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used by U.S. forces in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War for light infantry support. Description [ edit ]
The low-velocity shells were totally silent in transit and gave no warning of their powerful explosions (the M2 mortar's M3 high explosive shell contained 3.64 kilograms (8.0 lb) of explosives, placing it midway between the 2.18 kilograms (4.8 lb) of the 105 mm howitzer M2A1's M1 shell and the 6.88 kilograms (15.2 lb) of the 155 mm howitzer M1 ...
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; ... 4.2-inch mortar may refer to: UK. ML 4.2-inch mortar – also known as SB 4.2 inch; US. M2 4.2-inch mortar;
M2 60 mm mortar: 60 mm light mortar of the US Army; M2 90 mm gun: American 90 mm antiaircraft gun/Anti tank gun; M2 105 mm howitzer: American 105 mm howitzer; M2 155 mm gun: American 155 mm gun ("Long Tom") M2 4.2-inch mortar: American 107mm mortar; M4 4.2-inch recoilless mortar: American 4.2 inch recoilless mortar
M-4 commando mortar; M1 mortar; M2 4.2-inch mortar; M2 mortar; M6 mortar; M19 mortar; M29 mortar; M30 mortar; M57 mortar; M74 light mortar; M75 light mortar; M224 mortar; M252 mortar; 81/14 Model 35 Mortar
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About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; ... 107mm M1938 mortar; M. M2 4.2-inch mortar; M30 mortar; ML 4.2-inch mortar