Commando mortar

Austrian Hirtenberger M6C

Commando mortar refers to a class of infantry light mortars designed for maximum portability and rapid deployment, at the expense of accuracy and repeatability.

Commando mortars often feature design simplifications such as straps instead of bipods, carrying handles, and limited aiming equipment. Some commando mortar straps are marked with measurements, with the intent that the mortarman step on a marked point of the sling and pull the sling taut, at which point the mortar will be angled so as to fire to the range marked at that point of the sling.

Users

Sources

  • Jane's Infantry Weapons

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hirtenberger.at/hds/
  2. ↑ Tactical Weapons, May 2010 Issue. Guns of the Elite: Multi-Mission Warriors, page 93.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
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