MORTARS

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 SCOPE OF PRESENTATION
• Role of Mortar
• Characteristics
• Advantages/disadvantages
• Types of Mortars
• Nomenclatures
• Capabilities
• Organization

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 60mm Mortar M224

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 81mm Mortar M29

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 MORTARS
• ARE ORGANIC INDIRECT FIRE
SUPPORT ASSETS IN THE INF BN.
• EFFECTIVE AGAINST LIGHTLY
PROTECTED PERSONNEL, FOR
OBSCURATION, ILLUMINATION,
DESTRUCTION,
NUETRALIZATION,SUPPRESSION
& CLOSE IN DEFENSIVE FIRES.

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 CHARACTERISTICS

• LIGHT WEIGHT
• HIGH ANGLE
• SMOOTH BORE
• MUZZLE LOADED
• AIR COOLED
• CREW SERVED WEAPON
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 ADVANTAGES

• MOST RESPONSIVE FIRE SUPPORT

ASSETS
• IDEAL FOR ATTACKING TARGETS ON
REVERSE SLOPES
• HIGH RATE OF FIRE
• ALL WEATHER, DAY OR NIGHT
• EMPLACED ANYWHERE

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 DISADVANTAGES

• EASILY DETECTED BY RADAR

• NOT PRECISE
• CARRY LIMITED AMOUNT OF
AMMUNITION

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 GENERAL DATA (81mm)

Weight: Elevation:
Barrel - 28 lbs Min - 800 mils
Bipod/Mount - 40 lbs Max - 1500 mils
Baseplate Per turn of elevating crank - 10 mils
M3 - 25 lbs Traverse:
M23A1 - 48 lbs Right or Left from center
Sight M53 w/out moving the bipod - 95 mils
M53 - 5.25 lbs Total traverse w/out moving
M34 - 4.0 Lbs the bipod - 190 mils
Note: Standard Sight is M53 and Standard baseplate is M3
Total traverse by moving the
bipod -6400 mils
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 GENERAL DATA (81mm)

Range: Type of Projectile:

Max - 4,700 meters HE
Min - 70 meters WP
Effective radius - 35 meters Illum
TP
Rate of Fire:
Max - 27 rds/min
Sustained - 5 rds/min

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 GENERAL DATA 60mm

Weight: Elevation:
Barrel - 16 lbs Min - 40 deg or 710 mils
Bipod/Mount - 16.4 lbs Max - 85 deg or 1510 mils
Baseplate - 12.8 lbs
One turn of the elevating
Sight:
crank - Approx 10 mils or 1/2
M34 - 4.0 lbs deg
M4 - 3 lbs Traverse:
Note: M4 sight is the standar sight for 60mm mortar
Right or left from center - 125 mils
one turn of traversing
handwheel - approx 15
mils

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 GENERAL DATA 60mm

Rate of Fire:
Max - 30 rds/min
Sustained - 18 rds/min

Range:
Max - 1790 meters
Min - 50 meters
Effective radius - 25 meters

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 PHILIPPNE ARMY MORTAR
ORGANIZATION

LIGHT IN BN (4X81mm)

MORTAR
PLATOON

HQ FDC 4 SQUADS

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 PHILIPPINE ARMY MORTAR
ORGANIZATION
LIGHT IN CO (2-60mm)

MORTAR
SECTION

60mm 60mm
MORTAR MORTAR
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 107mm Ground Mount

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 107mm mounted on Track Veh

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 120mm Towed

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