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It was based on the F-82 automatic mortar. The 2B9 is a semiautomatic breechloader that makes use of 4-round clips or is loaded with individual rounds. [4] Rounds can be loaded from either the muzzle or the breech. Because of its wheeled carriage, the 2B9 resembles a light artillery piece more than a conventional mortar.
The system is to be integrated on a dedicated variant of the Griffon, designated Griffon MEPAC. An evolution of the Thales 2R2M 120 mm semi-automatic mortar system, it can fire up to ten rounds per minute against targets up to 13 km away with improved accuracy; the vehicle can then set itself in motion while closing the roof hatches at the same ...
The mortar was to fire into "dead zone" or "blind zone" areas that were out of range and direct sighting for the machine guns, such as low spots in the terrain and the far sides of hills and ridges. In this way enemy soldiers seeking cover from direct fire would be flushed out into the open, so that the machine guns could engage them.
The Philippines' defence minister on Tuesday justified the country's deployment of a U.S. medium-range missile system and plans to acquire its own, despite opposition from China, a longstanding ...
M224-60 mm mortar, in current US Army and Marine Corps service; Dragon Fire 120 mm automated mortar; Mortar carriers. M84 mortar carrier; M106-self-propelled 107 mm mortar; M1064 mortar carrier; M1129 mortar carrier; Artillery. Parrott rifle; Rodman gun; Dahlgren gun; 75 mm gun M2–M6 M2, M3, M6; M1841 mountain howitzer
The 2S40 Floks (Russian: 2С40 «Флокс»; "Phlox") is a Russian wheeled self-propelled 120 mm mortar system. [1] [2] It uses a Ural-4320 6x6 truck chassis and has armored crew and ammunition compartments. The vehicle was first shown to the public during the Army-2016 exhibition.
The Israel Defense Forces said it is using a mortar system guided by GPS and laser called the Iron Sting.
The 2R2M (Rifled Recoiled Mounted Mortar) is a vehicle-mounted, rifled 120 mm heavy mortar produced by Thales of France. It is derived from the MO-120-RT towed mortar. The 2R2M is in service with 5 nations. The US Marine Corps field-tested a mortar system derived from the 2R2M in the early 2000's under the project names Dragon Fire and Dragon ...