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The M224 60 mm Lightweight Company Mortar System (LWCMS) is a smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire mortar used for close-in support of ground troops. It was deployed extensively in the War in Afghanistan by the United States military .
The LR gun-mortar was also tested as a deck-mounted support weapon for maritime patrol craft such as the VCSM. [2] It utilizes a hydraulic recoil system. [ 1 ] The recoil length is 170 mm (6.7 in), maximum recoil thrust is 2,800 kg (6,200 lb), and the weight of the recoiling mass is 75 kg (165 lb).
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.
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]
An M-4 commando mortar used by South African paratroops. Type: Muzzle loading mortar; Calibre: 60 mm; Mass: Total 7.2 kg - barrel 3.2 kg - breech 0.9 kg - baseplate 1.9 kg - sight/handle - 1.1 kg; Barrel length: 650 mm; Traverse: 300 mil; Elevation: 710 to 1510 mil; Muzzle velocity: 171 m/s; Range: 100 m minimum - 2100 m maximum
Myanmar: BA-100 60 mm Mortar. Myanmar: MA-9 60 mm Mortar. Israel: Soltam C03 Mortar 60mm Iran: DIO HADID 60 mm HM12 and HM13 Commando mortars [9] Spain: ECIA Mortar 60mm Peru: DC-M37C1 60mm Patrol Mortar Turkey: MKEK 60mm Commando Mortar [10] Netherlands: M6C-640, light mortar 60mm Thailand: Royal Thai Army Ordnance 60mm Mortar WPC A3 (Commando ...
The mortar replaced the L9A1 51 mm Light Mortar due to greater availability of ammunition suppliers for the 60 mm calibre. In 2016 it was announced that only the Royal Marines Commandos and Parachute Regiment units will use these mortars after the Afghanistan operations. The rest will be stored away for economic reasons. [5] Technical Data:
Most modern mortar systems consist of four main components: a barrel, a base plate, a bipod and a sight. Modern mortars normally range in calibre from 60 mm (2.36 in) to 120 mm (4.72 in). However, both larger and smaller mortars have been produced. The modern mortar is a muzzle-loaded weapon and relatively simple to operate.