FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Day two of the three-day inaugural Best Mortar Competition here, Sunday, included live-fire of the 60mm mortar. Sgt. 1st Class Jason Smail, a range safety officer, explained ...

The M224 60mm Lightweight mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon. The cannon assembly is composed of the barrel, combination base cap, and firing mechanism. The mount ...

The Marine Corps issued an indefinite worldwide moratorium Tuesday on the use of all 60mm mortars after an explosion left seven Marines dead and eight injured in a training exercise with the ...

The Pentagon expanded a temporary ban to prohibit the military from firing any 60mm mortar rounds until the results of the investigation are in. The Marine Corps said a “blanket suspension” of ...

The man portable M224A1 60mm mortar is of particular importance to infantry Soldiers. Consisting of an Inconel cannon attached to a base plate and supported by a bipod, the mortar system provides ...

February 1, 2008: The U.S. is introducing a new mortar tube for its 60mm and 81mm mortars. New metals (Inconel 718 alloy) and manufacturing methods (flowforming) have reduced the weight of the mortar ...

But soon they will include the M252 60mm mortar and the M3A1 shoulder-fired rocket system, known as the MAAWS. The M224 81mm mortar has been used in virtual training since last year. The service ...