Mortars

[goldman]

http://anzacsteel.hobbyvista.com/Armoured%20Vehicles/Images/lavmorsa_2.jpg
http://www.battlefield.ru/photoalbum/photos/017.jpg
http://ww2photo.mimerswell.com/vapen/d/mortar/05244.jpg
http://www.tonyrogers.com/images/weapons/120mm_mortar_roundexit_lg.jpg
http://www.tonyrogers.com/images/weapons/120mm_mortar_flame_lg.jpg
http://www.bragg.army.mil/1-319/images/120mm%20Mortars%20JUL%2002/319thmortarman.jpg
http://www.bragg.army.mil/1-319/images/120mm%20Mortars%20JUL%2002/Swabbing%20the%20Tube.JPG
http://www.bragg.army.mil/1-319/images/120mm%20Mortars%20JUL%2002/Laying%20the%20Tube.JPG
http://www.afsouth.nato.int/exercises/destined_%20glory_%2002/Italian%20Mortar%203.jpg
http://www.afsouth.nato.int/exercises/destined_%20glory_%2002/Italian%20mortar.jpg
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20029169266/$file/mortar1lo.jpg
http://www.army-technology.com/contractor_images/bae_systems/bae4.jpg
http://members.aol.com/machngunr1/M252_81.gif
http://www.3-187-rakkasans.us/photos/3-68.jpg
http://fortus.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tank/jgsdf2503_lg.JPG
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/wfr/images/81mm.jpg
http://www.securenet.net/3rdbn5th/mike35/images/81mm%20h65.jpg
http://www.revistanaval.com/armada/tear/mort81.jpg
http://www.iaw.on.ca/~awoolley/60mm.jpg
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m224-60mm-mortar.jpg
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m-224-dvic503.jpg
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m-224-dvic504.jpg
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m-224-dvic505.jpg
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m-29-dvic506.jpg
http://www.nato.int/sfor/indexinf/97/mortal/b000920l.jpg
http://www.defense-update.com/images/m-107.jpg

more plz woot

[Inconnu]

French army

http://img28.exs.cx/img28/9741/getdata6oe.jpg
http://tw.bfworld.net/centredocs/profil.jpg

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/terre/decouverte/materiels/arme_et_materiel_/armement_individuel_et_collectif/mortier_81mm_llr

http://membres.lycos.fr/mortar/11ram120.JPG
http://membres.lycos.fr/mortar/mortier120.jpg
http://membres.lycos.fr/mortar/montagne.jpg
http://membres.lycos.fr/mortar/1ri2.jpg
http://membres.lycos.fr/mortar/1ri.jpg
http://membres.lycos.fr/mortar/jalonnage.jpg
http://membres.lycos.fr/mortar/vektor1.jpg
http://membres.lycos.fr/mortar/vektorm1.jpg

[fantassin]

French Army Mortars


http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/album70/als.sized.jpg

81 mm LLR mortar

http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/album70/abh.jpg

81 mm LLR mortar

http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/album70/abp.jpg

81 mm LLR mortar

http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/album70/aln.sized.jpg

120 mm RTF1 mortars

[Yeoman]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

[Brozozo]

The Brandt mortars made by the french are awesome weapons.

[Jack Mehoff]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?

[Brozozo]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?A Canadian one. :)

[Yeoman]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?

the arty guys were complaining they weren't getting to do anything on tours and what not.
just the same reason why we lost assault pioneers, and we're going to offically lose the role of recce.
Greg

[weissent]

This one's a quite interesting specimen, which was originally believed to be fired from the infantry-mens' knees (hence the name "knee-mortar"), the WWII Japanese Type 89.

http://www.adrax.com/watsons/kneem.jpg

http://www.adrax.com/watsons/kneem.htm

[sYn`]

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[Brozozo]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?

the arty guys were complaining they weren't getting to do anything on tours and what not.
just the same reason why we lost assault pioneers, and we're going to offically lose the role of recce.
Greg
Yup, losing the recce role will be a kick in the pants. :(

[fantassin]

http://www.grenz-klaus.de/foto-datei/MORTIER.gif

Italian mortar in action

[Yeoman]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?

the arty guys were complaining they weren't getting to do anything on tours and what not.
just the same reason why we lost assault pioneers, and we're going to offically lose the role of recce.
Greg
Yup, losing the recce role will be a kick in the pants. :(

and my old platoon warrant always wondered why I kept saying I have nothing to aspire to. they want to take jump coy's away as well, I should have just joined the brits.
Greg

[mateona06]

This one's a quite interesting specimen, which was originally believed to be fired from the infantry-mens' knees (hence the name "knee-mortar"), the WWII Japanese Type 89.

http://www.adrax.com/watsons/kneem.jpg

http://www.adrax.com/watsons/kneem.htm

Not at all man. The Marines who first found this originally thought it was to be fired from the legs of the attacking mortorman due to the shape of the base. However, it was soon found out that there was too much recoil to do this more than once from the same leg! It's meant to be fired like it's shown in the picture. From the ground.

[Brozozo]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?

the arty guys were complaining they weren't getting to do anything on tours and what not.
just the same reason why we lost assault pioneers, and we're going to offically lose the role of recce.
Greg
Yup, losing the recce role will be a kick in the pants. :(

and my old platoon warrant always wondered why I kept saying I have nothing to aspire to. they want to take jump coy's away as well, I should have just joined the brits.
Greg
I havn't heard about the jump coys. That's just bloody ridiculous...So they plan on taking away any airborne capability? ****, they might as well shut the army down...Man, I thought they lost it when they planned to replace the M109's with the MAVS/MOBAT systems...

[easyand]

Italian 120mm mortar in A-Stan

http://img.freeforumzone.it/upload/342464_foto_nibbio7.jpg

[weissent]

This one's a quite interesting specimen, which was originally believed to be fired from the infantry-mens' knees (hence the name "knee-mortar"), the WWII Japanese Type 89.

http://www.adrax.com/watsons/kneem.htm

Not at all man. The Marines who first found this originally thought it was to be fired from the legs of the attacking mortorman due to the shape of the base. However, it was soon found out that there was too much recoil to do this more than once from the same leg! It's meant to be fired like it's shown in the picture. From the ground.

That's why I wrote the Type 89 was "believed" to be fired that way; didn't make myself clear enough, though ;)

[Sabre]

The '51'. A 51mm light mortar which is basically a derivative of the WW2 2 inch mortar. Quite a handy weapon that is held at platoon level.

http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/army51mmb.jpg

http://www.rafmarham.co.uk/organisation/2620squadron/usa-2004/51mm-mortarx.jpg

[Sloppy Joe2]

great pics goldman :D
http://img229.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img229&image=soldier349su.png
http://img142.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img142&image=mortar22lt.png
http://img207.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img207&image=soldiers444ma.png
http://img220.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img220&image=soldiers835sw.png
http://img66.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img66&image=soldiers1222ry.png
http://img212.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img212&image=soldiers1612lb.png

[0341]

gotta love the "tube strokers" :D :P

[Malc]

Bad gas, :lol:

http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/images/misc/rwf_mortar.jpg

[Lance Corporal]

Since this is a mortar thread I could contribute a few photographs. Pictures were taken in 2003, by a platoon-mate of mine. All people in the pictures are Finnish conscripts, by now reservists.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/lcorps/03-01.jpg
Can you spot the deployed mortar, and part of the squad manning it? (120 KRH 92, Patria iirc)
Taken during a live-fire excercise. Waiting for the fire commands. It wasn't uncommon to wait for hours within the immediate proximity of a mortar. It could get a bit cold too, at times.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/lcorps/03-02.jpg
Two out of three trucks of a Fireplatoon (3x 120mm mortar squad + communications, deploying position preparement, calculations etc. squad) Waiting for the command to redeploy for a live-fire excercise. By that time we had probably been waiting for an hour in those trucks.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/lcorps/03-03.jpg
Two 120mm shells. Live. With a pack of cigarettes to give some idea about their size. The cigarettes weren't being smoked within within about 25 meters of them, though, since one spark on those blue things would have been a very, very bad thing. The blue things are used to give the shells some extra range. The maximum range is about 7km. The -+ -markings indicate the weight of the shell.

[Brozozo]

How do the blue rings work?

[Germaine]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?
We do still have the 60mm in light and direct role, really do miss having the 81mm around though.... had alot of fun on my crse, and if we do lose recce (as someone else quote) then that will be a 2nd crse ill lose and will be useless to the infantry (on paper)

[Lance Corporal]

How do the blue rings work?

They explode/burn.

[Lifeinasmallbox]

http://img100.exs.cx/img100/3963/8120mortar014wh.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img100.exs.cx/img100/848/81mm0cm.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img100.exs.cx/img100/3774/120mmmortarroundexitlg4xx.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img100.exs.cx/img100/950/m225mortar9rs.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img100.exs.cx/img100/8910/mortar21rj.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
mess with this puppy
http://img100.exs.cx/img100/8781/mortar17nc.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img100.exs.cx/img100/7254/mortar3oq.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
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http://img100.exs.cx/img100/901/zebra204850005yo.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Michael RVR]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?

the arty guys were complaining they weren't getting to do anything on tours and what not.
just the same reason why we lost assault pioneers, and we're going to offically lose the role of recce.
Greg

Thats BS. If they want to complain about being underutilised, then they should go on tours in the infantry role. Ours have done it, i'm sure yours can too ;)

[[AFSOC]]

gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?

the arty guys were complaining they weren't getting to do anything on tours and what not.
just the same reason why we lost assault pioneers, and we're going to offically lose the role of recce.
Greg

how come we are losing recce guys?

[RSK]

Mortars are key!

Great post!

P.S.

One of the most memorable moments of my summer course of 04 was firing off mortars.

Awsome feeling!

[goldman]

http://www.kolchak.org/227/OEF/OEF_images/Mortars%20training.JPG
http://www.shinycapstar.com/SP%20Coy%20Mortars%20b.jpg
http://www.shinycapstar.com/SP%20Coy%20Mortars%20a.jpg
http://www.25idl.army.mil/deployment/OEF%20Afghanistan/Deployment/Big/OEF%20Jul13_2004%202-35%20IN%20Mortars%20root%20marches%20with%20mortar%202.jpg
http://www.mtstech.com/images/projects/mortars.jpg
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/d70d233efd5ceb2785256d940007ba43/$FILE/Mortar.jpg
http://www.***************/weapons/images/mortar.jpg

more plz woot

[Mr. HAXEP]

Russia

Mortars

82-mm 2M14-1 "Podnos"
http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/images/mosb103_full04.jpg
http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/images/mort_re_0228_01.jpg
http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/images/mort_re_0302.jpg
http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/images/mortar/mort_ap_0515_01.jpg

120-mm 2B11 of system 2S12 "Sani"
http://motovilikha.perm.ru/images/fotos/obor/mortar.gif
http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/images/grz03_full.jpg

120-mm M-120
http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/images/mosb101_full.jpg
http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/images/grz01_full05.jpg

240-mm 2S4 "Tulpan" - most powerful mortar in the world
http://www.rusarmy.com/brone/images/sau_2s4.jpg
http://www.gspo.ru/uploads/post-4-1102239737.gif
http://www.rustrana.ru/articles/1126/tulpan.jpg
http://amyat.narod.ru/armor/tulpan_2.gif
http://amyat.narod.ru/armor/tulpan_1.jpg

Automatic mortar

82-mm 2B9 "Vasilek"
http://www.afgan.ru/19/19mi-3.jpg
http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/images/mortar/mort_ap_0311_01.jpg
http://pvo.guns.ru/weapon/images/vlad101_full.jpg

Mortars + light howitzer

120-mm 2B16 "Nona-K"
http://www.rusarmy.com/brone/images/bau_2b16.jpg
http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/Modern/nona/nona_k.jpg

120-mm 2S9 "Nona-S"
http://www.rusarmy.com/brone/images/sau_2s9.jpg
http://www.thetankmaster.com/IMAGES/AFV/MINSK/NONA/nona_01.jpg
http://www.thetankmaster.com/IMAGES/AFV/MINSK/NONA/nona_02.jpg
http://www.thetankmaster.com/IMAGES/AFV/MINSK/NONA/nona_03.jpg

120-mm 2S23 "Nona-SVK"
http://www.rusarmy.com/brone/images/sau_2s23.jpg
http://www.pobeda.ru/prival/weapon/st590_bronetehnika/images/bron_st_w590_nona-svk.jpg
http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/Modern/nona/nona_svk.jpg

120-mm 2S31 "Vena"
http://www.rusarmy.com/brone/images/sau_2s31.jpg
http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/Modern/nona/vena-120.jpg

[weissent]

Extremely interesting stuff, Mr. Haxep. Btw. how widespread is mortar-artillery in the Russian army?

[Mr. HAXEP]

Extremely interesting stuff, Mr. Haxep. Btw. how widespread is mortar-artillery in the Russian army?

Enough wide. Unfortunately i can't answer more exactly now. If I find information, I'll try answer.

[ecia81mm]

Spanish army


http://usuarios.lycos.es/numancia/ao04/Enero-3.jpg

http://usuarios.lycos.es/numancia/pegaso/tiromp12.jpg

http://usuarios.lycos.es/numancia/pegaso/tiromp14.jpg

[BadTolz]

Great Pictures. For those interested in the details of the US mortars I'm posting a link for the Field Manual on Mortars FM 23-90.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/23-90/index.html

[bloodhog]

Great stuff so far. Here is my contribution.

http://flashpages.prodigy.net/ptruhe/armorref/Mortars/m106_2.mpg

[0341]

http://www.revistanaval.com/armada/tear/mort81.jpg


hanging on 1

[Yeoman]

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gotta love the mortars! just wish we still had them in the infantry here in Canada, I loved shooting them.
Greg

um....what?? what kind of infantry unit doesn't have mortar support?

the arty guys were complaining they weren't getting to do anything on tours and what not.
just the same reason why we lost assault pioneers, and we're going to offically lose the role of recce.
Greg

how come we are losing recce guys?

because the armoured boys were also complaining they weren't getting tours; so they're getting all the coyote's.
when it comes down to it; we can blame all this **** on having a liberal government for 40 years; it's their fault that we can't do anything past guarding the gate of bases and claiming that we're doing stuff.
Greg