0003938: Requesting M224 60 mm Lightweight Mortar

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0003938

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2018-01-21 05:57

2018-01-21 13:46

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0003938: Requesting M224 60 mm Lightweight Mortar

Description

Requesting the M224 60 mm Lightweight Mortar for combat use.

Stats:
M225 Cannon: 14.4 lb (7 kg)
M170 Bipod: 15.2 lb (7 kg)
M7A1 Baseplate for use in conventional mode: 9.6 lb (4 kg) or
M8 baseplate for use in handheld mode: 3.6 lb (2 kg)
M64A1 Sight Unit: 2.5 lb (1 kg)

Ammo:
The M224 Mortar can fire the following principal classifications of training and service ammunition:

High explosive (HE): Designations M888, M720, and M720A1. Used against personnel and light material targets.
M1061: Improved HE with insensitive munitions performance-enhancing fragmentation warhead.[4]
Smoke Cartridge (WP): Designation M722. Used as a screening, signaling, or marking munition.[5]
Illumination (ILLUM): Used in night missions requiring illumination for assistance in observation.
Training practice (TP): Designation M50A2/A3. Used for training in limited areas. These rounds are obsolete and no longer used.
Red Phosphorus: Can be seen with or without a Night Vision Optic.
Full Range Practice Cartridges (FRPC): Designation M769. This round is used for practice or clearing misfires.
M1061 MAPAM: SAAB Technologies produced Multi-Purpose Anti-Personnel Anti-Material round.

Fuze:
The M224 rounds have three fuze types: The Multioption Fuze (M734), the Point-Detonating Fuze (M525), and Timer fuze. The M734 is used for the M720 HE round and can be set to function as proximity burst, near-surface burst, impact burst, or delay burst.

Info- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M224_mortar [^]

Steps To Reproduce

1) Scan a model of the system

2) weapon sound can be found (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfkOeHQXAaM [^])

Additional Information

would be much appreciated

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2018-01-21 05:57	medina500442	New Issue
2018-01-21 05:57	medina500442	File Added: 800px-60mm_mortar_round_being_launch_(crop).jpg
2018-01-21 13:46	da12thMonkey	Status	new => closed

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