What is a 4 deuce mortar?

The M30 106.7 mm (4.2 inch, or “Four-deuce”) heavy mortar is an American rifled, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to infantry units.

Can an 81 mm mortar take out a tank?

A direct hit, from an 81mm mortar (just a general size for a mortar) with the standard HE round wouldn’t really do much. The HE would do jack against the turret, it could maybe mess up the CROWS system. If it hit the rear deck it could maybe, possibly, damage the engine, but that’s about it.

Does the Army use 60mm mortars?

The M224 60 mm Lightweight Mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for close-in support of ground troops. It was deployed extensively in the War in Afghanistan by the United States military….

M224 mortar
Barrel length	1 meter (3.3 feet)
Crew	3
Caliber	60 mm (2.4 in)

What is the best 160mm Mortar System?

Tampella’s most widely-manufactured 160 mm mortar system was known as the 160 Krh/58C, loosely based on the aforementioned 1942 300 mm mortar system. A version of the 58C, the Soltam M66, was adopted by the Israel Defense Forces.

What is the range of a 120mm smoothbore mortar?

Note pre-cut driving band to the rear of the body (image credit: Mil-Spec Industries Corporation) 120 mm smoothbore mortars have maximum ranges of approximately 7,200 m to 9,500 m, when firing conventional HE mortar projectiles.

What kind of ammo do you use in a rifled mortar?

The most notable rifled 120 mm mortar is the French-designed MO-120 RT-61, which is currently in service with at least 24 different armed forces in the world, including the US Marine Corps (General Dynamics, 2007). Figure 2. An example of HE ammunition for the 120 mm MO-120 RT-61 rifled mortar.

What is a 160mm projectile?

The new 160 mm projectile design concept was for a spear-like projectile (sometimes known as an ‘arrow type’ projectile) with outstanding ballistic qualities that could be fired from a lightweight platform.

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