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I'm not sure that I have heard of any battles from the GWOT where American mortarmen were involved. So does the US still use mortars, or is it all airstrikes, tanks and TOW missiles?
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Question has been answered. Time for some Scandinavian mortar porn.
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U.S. Army Paratroops Fire Mortars in Mosul |
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U.S. Army Soldiers Provide Mortar Support In Afghanistan |
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60mm Mortar Fired Handheld From The Hip |
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View Quote That sounded like a really intense battle. |
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Of all of the German weapon systems in WW2, the 81mm mortar by far inflicted the most casualties on our troops. It’s a very effective weapon system.
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One reason they were in such a bad spot in the battle for camp keating was the taliban pinned down the guys in the mortar pit so they couldn't use the mortars to respond.
So yes they still use them and in some cases very effectively. |
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Quoted: I'm not sure that I have heard of any battles from the GWOT where American mortarmen were involved. So does the US still use mortars, or is it all airstrikes, tanks and TOW missiles? View Quote |
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I carried a 60 on some missions. Never got to fire it though.
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Mortars are fun ... to shoot, not to carry.
There was a moment where I almost got transferred to a heavy mortar platoon, but I managed to avoid it. |
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View Quote Damn I wonder if his shoulder is fucked, or something. |
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I'm not sure that I have heard of any battles from the GWOT where American riflemen were involved. So does the US still use rifles, or is it all airstrikes, tanks and TOW missiles?
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Mortars are still in use. The pestle is used less, but it still out there.
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Quoted: 60, 81, and 120mm varieties. View Quote Mmm hmm love me some portable firepower Now, humping the ammo is another matter entirely Mortarmen can get quite adept at dropping them almost exactly where you want the boom to happen. Historically, 2-3 60mm tubes at the (light) infantry company level was common, with 4-8 tubes of 81mm at the battalion level. Armored /Mechanized units got 120mm somewhere (sometimes 81mm or 107mm). Depends on what org and what time you look at the MTOE, for US Army, USMC, foreign armies, etc. |
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Quoted: I'm not sure that I have heard of any battles from the GWOT where American riflemen were involved. So does the US still use rifles, or is it all airstrikes, tanks and TOW missiles? View Quote Yeah, OK. Reality is actually the complete opposite, but OK. In fact, as I recall, there have actually been investigations into whether or not the Marine Corps was committing war crimes because of all of the head shots in Iraq, but it turned out that they were just shooting what the enemy presented. But, yeah, no one has heard about American riflemen in the GWOT. |
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My son was a Marine on a 60 mm mortar team. He loved it. 2nd of the 8th. America's Battalion.
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Quoted: I'm not sure that I have heard of any battles from the GWOT where American mortarmen were involved. So does the US still use mortars, or is it all airstrikes, tanks and TOW missiles? View Quote We use mortars all the time in combat. |
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Quoted: Mmm hmm love me some portable firepower Now, humping the ammo is another matter entirely View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 60, 81, and 120mm varieties. Mmm hmm love me some portable firepower Now, humping the ammo is another matter entirely Cav troop had 4.2” mounted in M106 tracks. No humping. Those guys were good too My last hitch I was 11C in HHC for a infantry battalion Mostly FO/FDC That shit was truck born. Busting out the base plate will put hair in your chest. And yes that shit makes a big hole. |
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Quoted: Yeah, OK. Reality is actually the complete opposite, but OK. In fact, as I recall, there have actually been investigations into whether or not the Marine Corps was committing war crimes because of all of the head shots in Iraq, but it turned out that they were just shooting what the enemy presented. But, yeah, no one has heard about American riflemen in the GWOT. View Quote Come on man. His post was sarcasm. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Yeah, OK. Reality is actually the complete opposite, but OK. In fact, as I recall, there have actually been investigations into whether or not the Marine Corps was committing war crimes because of all of the head shots in Iraq, but it turned out that they were just shooting what the enemy presented. But, yeah, no one has heard about American riflemen in the GWOT. Come on man. He pissed me off. I wasn't lying, and I wasn't accusing anyone of anything. It was a fact. |
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View Quote @ Willmar thanx for posting that. Seen it before but could not find it again. Lots of team work! |
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Quoted: Mmm hmm love me some portable firepower Now, humping the ammo is another matter entirely Historically, 2-3 60mm tubes at the (light) infantry company level was common, with 4-8 tubes of 81mm at the battalion level. Armored /Mechanized units got 120mm somewhere (sometimes 81mm or 107mm). Depends on what org and what time you look at the MTOE, for US Army, USMC, foreign armies, etc. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 60, 81, and 120mm varieties. Mmm hmm love me some portable firepower Now, humping the ammo is another matter entirely Historically, 2-3 60mm tubes at the (light) infantry company level was common, with 4-8 tubes of 81mm at the battalion level. Armored /Mechanized units got 120mm somewhere (sometimes 81mm or 107mm). Depends on what org and what time you look at the MTOE, for US Army, USMC, foreign armies, etc. Danish army had a 60mm in each infantry platoon, and an 81mm section (3 tubes) in each infantry company. Each battalion would have a 120mm platoon with 3 or 4 tubes. I think the older 120mm tubes have been replaced with some fancy new system these days. |
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Great vid. Where's the propellant in the round? How high do they go in comparison to how far out? The angle they were shooting it looked like 70 degrees or more. Seriously, how do these things work?
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You haven't watch a single youtube or liveleak video from Iraq or Afghanistan in the last 20 years that had a mortar in it?
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