Type | : Mortar |
Place of origin | : United Kingdom Canada |
Designer | : Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, Fort Halstead (barrel and bipod) |
Designed | : 1956 |
Manufacturer | : Royal Ordnance (barrel and bipod) |
Produced | : 1965 |
Weight | : combat 35.3 kg (78 lb) |
Barrel length | : 1,280 millimetres (50 in) |
Crew | : 3 |
Caliber | : 81 millimetres (3.2 in) |
Action | : muzzle loading |
Recoil | : Recoil baseplate and spring buffered mounting clamp |
Rate of fire | : 15rpm, 1-12 rpm sustained, 20 rpm for short periods |
Muzzle velocity | : 225 m/s (740 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | : HE: 100 - 5,675 m (109 - 6,206 yd) Smoke: 100 - 5,675 m (109 - 6,206 yd) |
Maximum firing range | : 5,650 m (6,180 yd) |
Feed system | : Manual |
Sights | : Optical (C2) with Trilux illumination |
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