List_of_infantry_mortars

List of infantry mortars

List of infantry mortars

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This list catalogues mortars which are issued to infantry units to provide close range, rapid response, indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactical combat.[1] In this sense the mortar has been called "infantryman's artillery", and represents a flexible logistic solution[clarification needed] to satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for the light infantry.[2] In general infantry mortars are defined by what a team of infantrymen, sometimes known as mortarmen, can transport unaided by significant vehicle support. Because of this intrinsic restriction mandated by weight, mortars are only considered "infantry" to a calibre of 120mm. These larger weapons usually require wheeled assemblies to allow their towing either by hand or by light tactical vehicles.

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Citations and notes

  1. p.41, Ryan
  2. p.34, Ryan
  3. Palokangas, Markku (2016). Itsenäisen Suomen jalkaväen raskaat aseet ja ryhmäaseet (in Finnish). National Defence University. ISBN 978-952-291-355-5.
  4. Bore size, not bomb size, which was much larger
  5. "60 mm COMMANDO MORTAR, Product Details". Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  6. "MKEK - Mechanical and Chemical Industry Company". mkek.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  7. Army Recognition (15 April 2010). "Turkish Military Forces". Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  8. "MKEK - Mechanical and Chemical Industry Company". www.mkek.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-05-03.

References

  • Ryan, J.W., Guns, Mortars and Rockets (Battlefield Weapons Systems & Technology), Brassey's publishers, London, 1982

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