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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 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 AMOS (Advanced Mortar System) is an example of an even more advanced gun mortar system. It uses a 120 mm automatic twin-barrelled, breech-loaded mortar turret, which can be mounted on a variety of armoured vehicles and attack boats. A modern example of a gun-mortar is the 2B9 Vasilek.
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.
2S12 is in fact the designator for the combination of the 2B11 "Sani" heavy mortar with its transport vehicle 2F510, a GAZ-66-15 4×4 truck. The 2B11 weighs nearly 200 kg (500 lb) when fully assembled, and thus must be mounted to the 2×1 wheeled chassis 2L81 and towed to the emplacement site by the truck. The GAZ-66 prime mover also transports ...
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Mixed lots are when two or three types of new ammunition were used (e.g., Ball and Tracer or Armor-Piercing and Incendiary), like in a machinegun or autocannon belt. They would be pre-loaded into a web belt or disintegrating metal link. The paperwork would mark the new lot number and list the different types and lot numbers of all ammunition used.