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	81mm M1 Mortar
		Normally, mortars are fired in defilade, such as from the reverse side of hills or ridges, which gives the gunners protection from direct fire even though close to the enemy.
		Their light mortar units would follow quickly, and place their fire on our strong points from fairly close distances, enabling them to fire with reasonable accuracy even though at night and without accurate registration.
		Our battalion's 81mm mortar platoon, consisting of 6 mortars, were assigned to the battalion's three rifle companies depending on need, and were registered in before nightfall so they could safely respond with appropriate type ammo when called in.
	www.rt66.com /~korteng/SmallArms/81mm.htm (718 words)

	Hocthkiss Brandt 81mm Long Barrel Light Mortar
		The 81mm mortar is the heaviest piece of fire power that an infantry battalion has in its armoury.
		Mortar fire is particularly lethal to dismounted infantry in the open and is also useful for neutralising 'dug-in' strong points, or forcing enemy armour to close down while still some distance away, forcing him to rely on optics, such as sights or periscopes.
		The fire of each mortar section is controlled by the MFCs (Mortar Fire Controllers, two per section), usually of NCO rank, who are generally positioned well forward of the troops being supported, bearing in mind the planning range of 5,000m.
	www.62infantry.com /Weapons_Equipment/81mm_Mortar.shtml (0 words)

	81mm Mortar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As with the 60 mm versions, the intention with the 81 mm Mortars made by Soltam Systems is to provide variations in design to suit customer requirements.
		The Mortars are of a conventional pattern, based on the original Finnish Tampella designs and using as many common items as possible.
		The split-barrel Mortar is intended for greater mobility when being carried on foot or in light vehicles, though the penalty for the reduced bulk is a small increase in weight because of the screw collar in the middle of the barrel.
	www.israeli-weapons.com /weapons/artillery/mortars/soltam_81mm/Mortar_81mm.html (0 words)

	81mm Mortar Page with Blast Attenuation Device (BAD)
		The 81mm Mortar is a Battalion level indirect fire weapon which is capable of providing accurate HE, smoke and illuminating rounds out to a maximum range of 5,650m.
		Mortar Platoon in mechanized and armoured infantry battalions are mounted in and fire from their Armoured Personnel Carriers, increasing its mobility, and enables rapid disengagement and movement to another site.
		The 81 mm mortar was introduced into the Canadian Armed Forces in 1967 and upgraded to C3 status commencing in 1968.
	www.eme421.com /mortar.html (0 words)

	Armed Forces - a5a13.1 - British Army - The Infantry - 81mm L16 Mortar
		The 81mm Mortar is on issue to all infantry battalions, with each battalion having a mortar platoon with three or four sections; and each section deploying 2 mortars.
		Mortar fire is particularly lethal to infantry in the open and in addition is very useful for neutralising dug-in strong points or forcing armour to close down.
		The 81mm mortar mid-life improvement will inevitably involve digitisation, but as this is slipping in time towards 2015-20 measures have been taken in the interim to enhance the performance of the existing mortar.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /army/listings/l0098.html (613 words)

	Mk 2 Mod 0 And Mod 1 .50 BMG/81mm Mortar
		Mk 2 Mod 0 And Mod 1.50 BMG/81mm Mortar
		The mortar itself is mounted on a very robust tripod and uses clamps to control traverse and elevation angles.
		These mortars were used to fire illumination flares to aid commercial and military aircraft forced to ditch at sea.
	pcf45.com /misfire/mortar.html (990 words)

	MORTAR: 81MM
		The 81mm mortar is a smooth-bore, muzzle-loaded, high-angle, indirect fire weapon consisting of a barrel, sight, bipod, and base plate.
		The M29 was replaced in the Army and Marine Corps by the M29A1 81mm Mortar in 1970.
		Its components are the M253 Cannon (tube), M177 Mortar Mount, M3A1 Baseplate, and M64 or M64A1 Sight Unit shared with the M224 60mm mortar.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_infweapons_mortars_81mm.php (0 words)

	Mk 2 Mod 0 And Mod 1 .50 BMG/81mm Mortar
		The mortar itself is mounted on a very robust tripod and uses clamps to control traverse and elevation angles.
		These mortars were used to fire illumination flares to aid commercial and military aircraft forced to ditch at sea.
		The round made the mortar into an 81mm shotgun which fired 1,200 13-grain steel flechettes (resemble nails with fins) that were effective to 600 feet.
	www.pcf45.com /misfire/mortar.html (990 words)

	M252 81mm Medium Mortar
		The components of the mortar consist of a cannon, mount, and baseplate.
		During firing, the breech plug on the barrel is sealed and locked to the rotatable socket in the baseplate.
		The mortar is then traversed until a proper sight picture is seen (using the aiming posts as the aiming point) and cross-level bubble is level.
	www.inetres.com /gp/military/infantry/mortar/M252.html (0 words)

	81mm Mortar
		The 81mm Mortar can be man-packed in three loads, but mortar detachments are normally vehicle-borne.
		Mortar platoons in armoured Infantry battalions are mounted in - and can fire from - FV 432 armoured vehicles increasing the mortars mobility and speed into and out of action.
		Additionally, the equipment reduces the number of adjustment rounds which will be used and lead to greater dispersal of mortar barrels, thus increasing protection for the mortar crew soldiers.
	www.army.mod.uk /equipment/pw/pw_81m.htm (255 words)

	YouTube - Marines fire 81mm mortars in Afghanistan
		YouTube - Marines fire 81mm mortars in Afghanistan
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		81mm mortar live fire at Torkham base Nov 17 2005.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=3FBhIbyeVUE (462 words)

	M-252 81MM MORTAR
		The M-252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar is a medium weight mortar that is highly accurate and has a greater range (4,500 meters to 5,650 meters) and lethality than the previous 81mm mortar.
		This mortar replaced the previous Marine Corps 81mm mortar in 1986.
		The M-252 is an adaptation of the standard British 81mm mortar developed in the 1970s.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/systems/dvic509.htm (0 words)

	History for 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines
		Phase Two was the introduction of one motorized infantry company, the battalion command element, and the 81mm mortar platoon in the forward sector.
		This required the 81mm mortar element to move a tube forward of their assigned position in order to range the target for back-up marking capability.
		In the waning daylight of 22 February 1991, the Iraqis were engaged by the forward 81mm mortar.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,500079\|706582,00.html (2665 words)

	Army Technology - Hirtenberger - Mortar Systems and Ammunition
		These mortars are suitable for all types of combat, especially as indirect fire support for infantry, paratroops and armoured personnel carriers.
		All our mortar bombs (60mm, 81mm, 82mm and 120mm) are NATO qualified respectively type-qualified in accordance with the new STANAG 4225: Tests performed including drop-tests, over —pressure tests, environmental-tests, tests and firing at extreme temperatures of -45°C and +63°C and special tests such as spigot intrusion test and bullet attacks.
		IR-illuminating mortar bombs are available in the calibres 60mm and 81mm and serve for unnoticed observation of the enemy at a certain target point or area.
	www.army-technology.com /contractors/artillery/hirtenberger/index.html (607 words)

	81mm Mortar Carrier M4
		The M4 mortar carrier was based on the half-track car M2, and the mortar was placed in the rear compartment and pointed rearwards.
		The mortar was intended to be fired from the ground except for emergency situations, so the vehicle mortar mount was very limited in traverse.
		The limited traverse mount of the M4 was unacceptable once it was realized that it was desirable to fire the mortar mounted on the carrier.
	afvdb.50megs.com /usa/81mmmcm4.html (268 words)

	M4 81mm Mortar Carrier Review by Cookie Sewell (DML 1/35)
		The 2nd Armored Division found that the rearward firing mortar was awkward to aim and use, so they took the components from the M4A1 and reversed them with some other modifications (one ammo rack was removed, the other mounted in the center of the vehicle, and the baseplate and traversing plate were reversed).
		The well for mounting the mortar is present as are the covers for the well and the extra frame braces under the floor.
		The mortar consists of five styrene parts and a two-piece turned aluminum barrel with the "knob" fitting for the baseplate turned on the base section.
	www.missing-lynx.com /reviews/usa/dml6361reviewcs_1.html (0 words)

	81mm Mortar Carrier M4 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		81mm Mortar Carrier M4 81mm Mortar Carrier M4A1 at the World War II Vehicle Museum and Learning Center.
		The short body and thick fenders indicate this vehicle was based on the half-track car M2, and the rearward-pointing mortar in the passenger compartment and rear stowage boxes further define it as an M4A1 mortar carrier.
		More mortar bombs were stowed just behind the usual side ammunition compartments, and these racks can be glimpsed at the side of the passenger compartment.
	afvdb.50megs.com /usa/pics/81mmmcm4.html (236 words)

	DML 1/35 M4 81mm Mortar Carrier - Smart Kit
		The 2nd Armored Division found that the rearward firing mortar was awkward to aim and use, so they took the components from the M4A1 and reversed them with some other modifications (one ammo rack was removed, the other mounted in the center of the vehicle, and the baseplate and traversing plate were reversed).
		The well for mounting the mortar is present as are the covers for the well and the extra frame braces under the floor.
		The mortar consists of five styrene parts and a two-piece turned aluminum barrel with the "knob" fitting for the baseplate turned on the base section.
	www.cybermodeler.com /hobby/kits/dml/kit_dml_6361.shtml (1125 words)

	Coast Guard Piggyback Weapon
		The tests were successful, with evaluators reporting that, unlike the parachute flares, illumination from the mortar allowed them to see their instruments when the new system was used.
		With the relatively light weight of the mount (about 400 pounds) and the added possibility of firing explosive ordinance, it was conceived that this system might be adapted for use on the smaller 82-foot and 95-foot patrol boats, whose primary mission up to that time had been law enforcement.
		The project of adapting the mortar for dual purpose use was given to the only ordinance man assigned to Coast Guard headquarters, Chief Warrant Officer (Guns) Elmer I. Hicks, a former fire control technician.
	pcf45.com /misfire/81-50.html (1751 words)

	81mm Mortar Ammunition And Fuzes
		The M1 81mm sabot (inert) consists of two major components: the 81mm aluminum alloy sabot and 22mm subcaliber cartridge.
		At the time of firing, the sabot is also expelled from the mortar and impacts 6.5 to 49 feet (2 - 15 m) from the mortar.
		The M880 Short-Range Training Round is designed as a training round for the 81mm mortar (M29 and M252) and the 120mm mortar (using the M303 insert).
	www.inetres.com /gp/military/infantry/mortar/81mm.html (0 words)

	Chronology of Operations, Coastal Division 11
		PCF-92 expended 51 rounds of 81MM mortar ammunition during the mission, evaluated as 100% target coverage by the spotter, and resulted in the following damage: suppression of all ground fire, destruction of 1 sampan and total destruction of a rice storage area containing 2 ½ to 3 tons of rice.
		PCF-94 destroyed the sampan with 10 rounds of 81MM mortar ammunition.
		The occupants of the sampan escaped to the beach with unknown casualties.
	www.history.navy.mil /tfhistory/cd11chronology.htm (0 words)

	Japanese Type 100 81mm Mortar Round - Inert-Ord.Net
		This is based on the Stokes-Brandt design as was the U.S. 81mm, and this round was actually interchangeable with the U.S. M43A1 shell.
		Kyoku Ho is the abbreviation of "Kyokusha Hoheiho", which the IJA called the infantry mortar.
		The bags are made of silk fabric and were covered with some sort of waterproofing shellac, which evidently worked very well as these were recovered from Guadalcanal in 1994 on the "Maruyama Trail", scattered in the rain forest humus near a large pile 81mm mortar rounds.
	www.inert-ord.net /jap02h/t100mort/index.html (383 words)

	combatindex.com - M252
		It is mostly commonly found in the mortar platoon of an infantry battalion.
		Description: The M252 81mm Mortar is a crew-served, medium weight mortar which is highly accurate and provides for a greater range and lethality than the previous 81mm mortar.
		The M252 is most commonly found in the mortar platoon of infantry and ranger battalions.
	www.combatindex.com /hardware/detail/cannon/m252.html (201 words)

	Slashdoc - M252 81mm Mortar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During firing, the breech plug on the barrel is sealed and locked to the rotate able socket in the baseplate.
		The cross level vial is used to ensure that the sight and mortar are kept upright.
		By using the elevation scales, elevation vial, and cross level vial, the mortar is laid for elevation.
	www.slashdoc.com /documents/51679 (846 words)

	Battlefront.com Discussion Forums: Toughest engagemnt type?
		The ungifted weapons platoon leader was put in charge of just 2 60mm mortars, which he was supposed to take foward on the same flank as the "move out" force, then halt and look "inward" from a spot beyond the ridge that masked the likely German positions.
		The company CO was given a mix - a single squad, the 50 cal, 1 60mm mortar, the 2nd 81mm mortar FO, and one bazooka - and sent to the church position and the woods around it to oversee the battle.
		Then while I was putting 81mm on it, the green FO on that particular assignment was panicked by the aforesaid HMG and lost the fire mission.
	www.battlefront.com /cgi-bin/bbs/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=next_topic;f=16;t=016043;go=older (2223 words)

	Vietnam War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Captain Roger H. C. Donlon, US Army
		Although exposed to the intense grenade attack, he then succeeded in reaching a 60mm mortar position despite sustaining a severe stomach wound as he was within 5 yards of the gun pit.
		Despite his critical physical condition, he again crawled 175 meters to an 81mm mortar position and directed firing operations which protected the seriously threatened east sector of the camp.
		He then moved to an eastern 60mm mortar position and upon determining that the vicious enemy assault had weakened, crawled back to the gun pit with the 60mm mortar, set it up for defensive operations, and turned it over to 2 defenders with minor wounds.
	www.medalofhonor.com /RogerDonlon.htm (2372 words)

	M252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The M252 81mm Mortar System was developed under a co-developement agreement with the United Kingdom to replace the M29A1 Mortar.
		Features: The M252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar is a crew-served, medium weight mortar which is highly accurate and provides for a greater range (4,500 meters to 5,650 meters) and lethality than the previous 81mm mortar.
		It is mostly commonly found in the mortar platoon of an infantry battalion.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/m252.htm (191 words)

	Canadian Mortar Carriers
		Notes: This is a Bison armored personnel carrier with a turntable mounting an 81mm mortar in the center of the passenger compartment.
		The vehicle carries a bipod and baseplate to allow use of the mortar away from the vehicle.
		Notes: Used by the US Marines, this is a standard LAV hull with the turret removed and replaced with a commander’s stand, 81mm mortar, turntable, ammunition racks, and associated mortar equipment.
	www.pmulcahy.com /mortar_carriers/canadian_mortar_carriers.htm (93 words)

	GI Joe 81mm Mortar for the G.I. Joe Vintage 12 inch Figure by Hasbro
		GI Joe 81mm Mortar for the G.I. Joe Vintage 12 inch Figure by Hasbro
		This is the 81mm mortar that came in the GI Joe Action Soldier set, Heavy Weapons Set #7538.
		The mortar was complete with the round base plate to keep the mortar steady.
	gijoe.www4.50megs.com /mortar.html (710 words)

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