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    4 Jan 2023 Garand Picture of the Day

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    That ought to tap it down into the sand a bit...
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    T34 Calliope tank

    The OPs picture is fascinating. It illustrates not only the use of a 60mm Mortar with M7 grenade launcher, but a pair of T34 (Calliope) Sherman rocket launcher variants. The latter saw service starting in 44 with the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 12th, and 14th armored divisions

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    I believe the 60mm Mortar round was to only be used in emergency and never on the grenade launcher for the M1icon Carbine or with the auxiliary cartridge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fjruple View Post
    I believe the 60mm Mortar round was to only be used in emergency and never on the grenade launcher for the M1icon Carbine or with the auxiliary cartridge.
    I believe your recollections are correct and I wouldn't do it on a dare...it would be a brute.
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    What kind of projection adapter is he using in this photo? The bottom half looks like the regular M1icon projection adapter but the top part does not look like the M1's top to me. Any thoughts? I guess what I am asking is to fire the 60 mm mortar round from a grenade launcher, did it take a special adapter to do so? Or did they use the regular M1 adapter?
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    It may just be the picture or the angle but it looks like that projection adapter is struggling to hold the top heavy 60 mm mortar round straight. Looks like the tip of the mortar round is sagging or drooping down. I would be worried it would just cartwheel after launching
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    Quote Originally Posted by jond41403 View Post
    I guess what I am asking is to fire the 60 mm mortar round from a grenade launcher, did it take a special adapter to do so? Or did they use the regular M1icon adapter?
    Yes. the regular launcher slid up the tailpipe of the tailfin assembly and the mortar bomb fixed into the tailfin assembly. Here's a piece about it. https://www.facebook.com/100thInfant...2534652782642/
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    Thanks BAR! A very interesting read that I had not seen before. I didn't even know 60 mm mortars were ever used from grenade launchers until this thread.
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