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The War Department eventually settled on a 60 mm design from Edgar Brandt, a French ordnance engineer, and purchased a license to build the weapon. The model was standardized as the mortar, 60 mm M2. Testing took place in the late 1930s, and the first order for 1,500 M2 mortars was placed in January 1940.
60 mm noiseless mortar GNM-60. The GNM-60 is a 60mm noise reduced mortar designed for special forces and tactical groups for concealed operations. It allows troops to fire while maintaining concealment. The weapon can be operated by a single individual. The mortar is made by STC Delta. [1] [2] [3]
Brandt claimed that its explosive charge possessed an efficiency comparable to that of an 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar bomb. [ 2 ] The LR gun-mortar could also fire any of the standard 60 mm (2.4 in) ammunition produced for French infantry mortars, including the Mk 72, Mk 61, and Mk 35/47 high-explosive projectiles, as well as the Mk 63 illumination ...
The ammunition was designed at that time by WITU, which led to the determination of the mortar caliber at 60 mm. Qualification tests were conducted in 1994-1996. The mortar from Tarnów was qualified for serial production and in 1998 the army ordered an implementation batch of 6 LM-60D and 3 LM-60K.
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
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]
The Brandt Mle 1935 60-mm mortar (French: Mortier de 60 mm Mle 1935) was a company-level indirect-fire weapon of the French army during the Second World War. Designed by Edgar Brandt, it was copied by other countries, such as the United States and China, as well as purchased and built by Romania. Modified in 1944, the mortar continued to be ...