This 15-inch-long cardboard tube is about three inches in diameter and is labeled as follows: “R4CGC 60MM. MORTAR M1 & M2 SHELL, ILLUM., M83A1 W/FUZE, TIME, (FIXED) M65 LOT PAE-T45-794” It is ...

Modern 60mm mortar shells, which weigh about 1.6 kg (3.5 pounds) each, have a range of 2,000-3,500 meters. For many decades, the max range of 60mm mortars was more like 2,000 meters. The longer range ...

May 26, 2012: The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps are beginning to receive the new M224A1 60mm mortar. This is an updated version of the original M224. Weighing 16.1-21.1 kg (35.4-47 pounds) the ...

His M19 60 mm mortar had been designed to replace the M2 mortar of World War II and fired the same ammunition. Rejected by the Army, the M19 was favored by the Marines — even though 10 pounds ...

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines and injured seven more during mountain warfare training in Nevada’s high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An old mortar shell exploded as children played with it in their Cambodian schoolroom, and 11 students were wounded. Preah Vihear province police chief Mao Pov said ...

This 15-inch-long cardboard tube is about three inches in diameter and is labeled as follows: “R4CGC 60MM. MORTAR M1 & M2 SHELL, ILLUM., M83A1 W/FUZE, TIME, (FIXED) M65 LOT PAE-T45-794” ...