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Platoon mortars

Discussion in 'Artillery' started by yan taylor, Mar 30, 2011.

  1. yan taylor

    yan taylor Member

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    Hi, which was the best platoon mortar ?.

    50mm LeGrW 36 (German)
    Weight: 14 kg
    Rate of Fire: 15/25 r.p.m.
    Range: 510m

    Ordinance SBML 2in (British)
    Weight: 4.8 kg
    Rate of Fire: 8 r.p.m.
    Range: 457m

    PM-38 50mm (Russian)
    Weight: 12 kg
    Rate of Fire: 30 r.p.m.
    Range: 800m

    Type 89 50mm (Japanese)
    Weight: 4.7 kg
    Rate of Fire: 25 r.p.m.
    Range: 670m

    39M 50mm (Hungarian)
    Weight: 14 kg
    Rate of Fire: 40 r.p.m.
    Range: 520m

    m/40 GrK 47mm (Swedish)
    Weight: 11.7 kg
    Rate of Fire: 20 r.p.m.
    Range: 480m

    Brixia 45mm (Italy)
    Weight: 15.5 kg
    Rate of Fire: 18 r.p.m.
    Range: 535m

    Grantnik Wz.36 46mm
    Weight: 8 kg
    Rate of Fire: 15 r.p.m.
    Range: 800m

    Lance Grenade mle 1937 50mm
    Weight: 950 kg
    Rate of Fire: 15 r.p.m.
    Range: 596m


    There is a good mixture to choose from.
    Yan.
     
  2. Triple C

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    Where's the US 60mm? It was deployed at the company level but it was both longer-lived than the weapons listed and more importantly used, for all intents and purposes, much in the same way as smaller mortars listed above.
     
  3. yan taylor

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    I tried to keep it too 46mm to 51mm Triple C but I see your point, with the French, Romanian & American forces all using 60mm at the same level.
     

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