US Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M224 60 mm mortar system for a live-fire range during Exercise Iron Fist 2020 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Robert Kuehn
Business Insider: Here's how Marine Corps mortar crews get explosive rounds to fall right on top of an enemy over 1,000 meters away
* Mortar crews can drop explosive rounds on enemies at great distances, keeping bigger threats like light armor at bay for other Marines moving on the battlefield.
* But getting the round there is no easy task.
* During a recent visit to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton for exercise Iron Fist, Insider had the opportunity to observe and learn how 60 mm mortar teams get rounds down range.
CAMP PENDLETON, California — US Marine Corps 60 mm mortar teams can drop explosive rounds on their enemies from over 1,000 meters away, and Insider recently had the opportunity to watch them do it.
During a visit to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Insider observed a mortar crew firing off multiple rounds using an M224 60 mm light mortar, which is a high-angle-of-fire weapon that can be drop- or trigger-fired.
The training was carried out as part of the latest iteration of Iron Fist, an exercise that involves various training evolutions leading up to a large amphibious assault.
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WNU Editor: Impressive.
1 comment:
Impressive?
Wasteful. Crazy.
3-4 HUMANS to drop a bunch of 60mm rounds, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Impressive??
LOL
you and I are different generations, I can tell.
These jobs, and this tech, what you call impressive, will be the first to go and replaced by drones. Who in his right mind would send 3-4 humans to drop a few 60mm rounds (they can't even carry that many..sure you could have a robot carry some, but why not cut out the middle man)? :)D
joking, of course, but "impressive" was not the word that came to my mind. I literally thought "INSANE", and then "THIS IS CRAAAZY", and then "it's 2020!!", and then "THIS IS SPAAAARTAAA" jk :D
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