Characteristics Flashcards
What is the range of the 81mm mortar?
5675m
What is the aim of mortar fire?
To support friendly forces by killing the enemy or neutralising their fire and to deny them use of the ground
What is a mortar?
Muzzle Loaded & Recoil absorbed into the ground
What is the Stokes Principle?
WW1 Farmer, created a steele tube, metal base plate, and firing pin at the bottom
What are the 4 categories of a Mortar?
Light 61mm, Medium 70-90mm, Heavy 100-120mm, X Heavy 120mm or above
Name 3 virtues of the mortar
Cheap, Simple and Close Support Weapon
What is the acronym for the characteristics of fire power?
BEACHLOAF
Recite the BEACHLOAF acronym
Beaten Zone, Effects of Fire, Accuracy, Consistency, High Rate of Fire, Long Time of Flight, Obscured Targets, Ammunition and Flexibility
What is the Beaten Zone?
Rounds fired from the mortar don’t land exactly in the same but create a pattern on the ground
What can effect a Beaten Zone?
Weather and Minute Variations
What can rain or damp in the barrel effect?
The mortars Range
The Mortar has a High, Medium or Low degree of accuracy?
High
When manufactured. How is consistency ensured on the round its self?
Machined to fine limits and has a Makralon Obturating Ring
How many rounds can a mortar fire?
More than 20
What it the normal rate of fire?
Rate 1-12 per minute
Factors to the Long Time of Flight
Low Muzzle Velocity, High Barrel Elevation, Wind Effect
What is an obscured target?
Target effected by wind, fog, mist or at night
Can you fire at an obscured target if it hadn’t been previously adjusted for?
Yes
Lethal radius of HE
40m
Casualty radius of HE
190m
3 main types of ammunition
HE, WP, Illum
What two forms can Illum come in?
White or IR
What is the range of IR?
4800m
How many mils can you adjust without moving the Bipod?
200mils
