Commando mortar
Commando mortar refers to a class of infantry light mortars designed for maximum portability and rapid deployment, at the expense of accuracy and repeatability.
Commando mortars often feature design simplifications such as straps instead of bipods, carrying handles, and limited aiming equipment. Some commando mortar straps are marked with measurements, with the intent that the mortarman step on a marked point of the sling and pull the sling taut, at which point the mortar will be angled so as to fire to the range marked at that point of the sling.
Users
Austria: Hirtenberger M6C 60mm[1]
Portugal: INDEP M/968 60mm
United Kingdom: L9A1 51 mm Light Mortar
France: Lance-grenade individuel Mle F1 (LGI Mle F1) 51mm mortier léger
Ireland: Denel Land Systems M1 60mm commando mortar[2]
Israel: Soltam C03 60mm
South Africa: M-4 Commando Mortar 60mm
Spain: ECIA 60mm
Yugoslavia: M70 60mm
Peru: DC-M37C1 60mm Patrol Mortar
Turkey: MKEK 60mm[3]
Soviet Union: "Spade mortar" 37mm
Iran: "Marsh mortar" 37mm
Netherlands: Mortar 60mm
Sources
- Jane's Infantry Weapons
References
- ↑ http://www.hirtenberger.at/hds/
- ↑ Tactical Weapons, May 2010 Issue. Guns of the Elite: Multi-Mission Warriors, page 93.
- ↑ http://www.mkek.gov.tr/english/foUrunDetaylari.aspx?iKodUrun=99&iKodUrunKategorisi=123
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