MORTAR FAILURES

[Gil Boyd]

Some make you chuckle but others are really on the edge of wiping the Mortar Team out:

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[browningautorifle]

The russian guy showed the reason for an obturating ring, something they failed to reproduce on their home made bombs... Those 4.2" mortars are just a monster aren't they? Any of those where there's fire around, and you think of the increment pile you always had on hand... Remember how fiercely they burn after the shoot? How would you like to have that inside your track with you?

[CINDERS]

My favorite mortar failure care of the terrorists...

[Gil Boyd]

Cinders,
That was a drone strike look carefully, its not a round exploding the timing is out

[CINDERS]

Ah! well its good viewing of what they deserve.

[painter777]

Gil's Video,
@ 2:00 in...
What went wrong ?
A Dud ?
Don't know much about mortars........ As if I need to mention that.

[browningautorifle]

Gil's Video,
@ 2:00 in...
What went wrong ?

I'm thinking it was burning increment fragments down the tube, caught the ignition set on fire.

[painter777]

Thank You Jim,
With continued use, I could only imagine how hot they get.

VR
Charlie

[browningautorifle]

how hot they get

Yes but if a fragment comes loose or a wet barrel, wet ammo...infinite possibilities... It's like throwing powder up in the air and lighting it. Well, you saw...

[Peter Laidler]

£ for pound, they're the most cost effective killing machines there are I'd say. Once the mortar teams are gelled together they're a superb example of co-ordination. Very few words except the fire control orders and........ good night nurse!

We all used to call the little 2" or 51mm mortars with HE section artillery