Peojected Munition Mortars

Question 1

ID, fuzes, and safeties if HE mortar?

Answer 1

ID- nose fuze, most fun stabalized mortars have a gas check or O band rather than a bourrelet this traps propellant gas upon firing

Fuzes- pd, vt, et, mt, PTTF

Safeties- he, frag, move

Question 2

ID, fuzes, and safeties of ejection mortar

Answer 2

ID- most ejection mortars will be Illum, longer than avg mortar, looks cylindrical, look 4 shearing pins near base of the mortar where the tail boom meets the base of the munition

Fuzes- VT, et, mt, PTTF

Safeties- basic- he frag, move, ejection
Illum- fire
cs- fire Chem
WP- Chem, fire

Question 3

ID fuze and safeties of mortar bursting smoke

Answer 3

ID- looks like HE use color code

Fuzes- pd, vt, et, mt, PTTF

Safeties- he, frag, move, fire, WP

Question 4

ID, fuzes, and safeties of chemical mortar

Answer 4

ID- use color code, may have filler plug adapter

Fuzes- pd, VT, ET, MT, PTTF

Safeties- HE, frag, move, Chem