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Mortar Carrier
A mortar carrier, or self-propelled mortar, is a self-propelled artillery piece in which a mortar is the primary weapon. Simpler vehicles carry a standard infantry mortar while in more complex vehicles the mortar is fully integrated into the vehicle and cannot be dismounted from the vehicle. Mortar carriers cannot be fired while on the move and some must be dismounted to fire. Evolution The mortar carrier has its genesis in the general mechanisation and motorisation of infantry in the years leading up to World War II. To move an infantry mortar and its crew various methods were developed, for example mounting the mortar on a wheeled carriage for towing behind a light vehicle, attaching the mortar and its permanently fixed baseplate to the rear of a vehicle — the entire assembly hinging from the horizontal for travel and to the vertical to fire, simply transporting the disassembled mortar (tube, baseplate and bipod) its crew and mortar bombs by truck or half-track. Provis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2S9 Nona
The 2S9 ''NONA'' () is a self-propelled and air-droppable 120 mm mortar designed in the Soviet Union, which entered service in 1981. The 2S9 chassis is designated the S-120 and based on the aluminium hull of the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked armoured personnel carrier. More generally, the 120 mm mortar is referred to as the Nona, with the 2S9 also known as the Nona-S. Although no figures have been released, it is estimated that over 1,000 2S9 were built.Jane's Armour and Artillery 1997-98 Description The 2S9 Nona-S is an amphibious vehicle that can be propelled through the water by two rear water-jets. It is operated by a four-man crew comprising a commander, a driver/mechanic, a gunner, and a loader. The hull interior is separated into a command compartment, a fighting compartment and an engine compartment. A welded steel turret is located at the middle of the hull. The two-man turret has hatches for the gunner and loader respectively. The 2S9 utilizes a 120& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armoured Fighting Vehicles By Type
Armour (Commonwealth English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or from a potentially dangerous environment or activity (e.g. cycling, construction sites, etc.). Personal armour is used to protect soldiers and war animals. Vehicle armour is used on warships, armoured fighting vehicles, and some combat aircraft, mostly ground attack aircraft. A second use of the term ''armour'' describes armoured forces, armoured weapons, and their role in combat. After the development of armoured warfare, tanks and mechanised infantry and their combat formations came to be referred to collectively as "armour". Etymology The word "armour" began to appear in the Middle Ages as a derivative of Old French. It is dated from 1297 as a "mail, defensive covering worn in combat". The word originates from the Old Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mortar Carriers
A mortar carrier, or self-propelled mortar, is a self-propelled artillery piece in which a Mortar (weapon), mortar is the primary weapon. Summary list Modern era mortar systems Mortar carrier 81–82 mm Mortar carrier 120 mm Cold War World War II era mortar carriers Detailed list Modern era mortar carrier This list includes mortar carrier systems that were developed after the Cold War. Mortar carrier 81 mm Mortar carrier 120 mm World War II era mortar carriers References Citations Bibliography * * * * News sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mortar carriers Mortar carriers, Lists of artillery, Self-propelled mortar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS), formerly the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, is an operation supported by the Defense Media Activity (DMA). It provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. It supports all branches of the U.S. military and combatant commands worldwide."Is DVIDS run by the military?" DVIDS website Operations A network of portable Ku-band satellite transmitters and IP video encoders connected to its 24/7 Cloud Network Operations Center, feed DVIDS with PR and combat content, including live video feeds.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armor (magazine)
''ARMOR'' is the professional journal of the U.S. Army’s Armor Branch, published by the Chief of Armor at Fort Benning, Georgia, training center for the Army's tank and cavalry forces (United States Army Armor School). ''ARMOR'' magazine is the U.S. Army's oldest professional journal, founded by U.S. Cavalry officers in 1888, and originally titled as ''The Cavalry Journal.'' History The ''Cavalry Journal'' was originally created by Cavalry officers on the American frontier as a forum for discussing doctrine, tactics and equipment among soldiers geographically separated by the great distances of the American West. With the creation of the U.S. armored forces in 1940,Zaloga ''The Cavalry Journal'' was renamed to ''Armor, the Magazine of Mobile Warfare.'' Prior to 1974, the Armor Association, a private organization, published the magazine, but the U.S. Army Armor School began publishing ''ARMOR'' as of the March–April 1974 edition. The publication is now a professional bulleti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M1064 Mortar Carrier
The M1064 mortar carrier is an American vehicle, consisting of the M121 mortar – a version of the M120 mortar – mounted on an M113 chassis. The M1287 mortar carrier vehicle will replace the M1064 in U.S. Army service. Design The design consists of the M298 cannon, M191 bipod, M9 baseplate, and the carrier adaptation kit. With the use of an auxiliary M9 baseplate and extension feet for the M191 bipod, the M121 can be dismounted from the vehicle and emplaced for ground-mounted operations. The first M1064s were converted from M106 mortar carriers, whose 107 mm mortars had been replaced by the 120 mm mortars. Operators Current operators * : 36 M1064A3. * : 12 M1064A3 ordered in 1995 and delivered in 1997. * : 1076 M120/M1064A3 Gallery M1064 mortar carrier at Range Joanna in Karliki, Poland - 170118-A-IJ845-001.jpg M1064 mortar carrier at Range Joanna in Karliki, Poland - 170118-A-IJ845-002.jpg M1064 mortar carrier at Range Joanna in Karliki, Poland - 170118-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq War
The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist Iraq, Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict persisted Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011), as an insurgency arose against coalition forces and the newly established Iraqi government. US forces Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011), were officially withdrawn in 2011. In 2014, the US became re-engaged in Iraq, leading a new coalition under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, as the conflict evolved into the ongoing Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present), Islamic State insurgency. The Iraq invasion was part of the Presidency of George W. Bush, Bush administration's broader war on terror, launched in response to the September 11 attacks. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counter-battery Fire
Counter-battery fire (sometimes called counter-fire) is a battlefield tactic employed to defeat the enemy's indirect fire elements ( multiple rocket launchers, artillery and mortars), including their target acquisition, as well as their command and control components. Counter-battery arrangements and responsibilities vary between nations but involve target acquisition, planning and control, and counter-fire. Counter-battery fire rose to prominence in World War I. Counter-battery radar detects incoming indirect fire and calculates its point of origin. That location data can be sent by a communications link to friendly forces, who can then fire on the enemy positions, hopefully before they can reposition (the "scoot" part of shoot-and-scoot tactics). Counter-RAM systems track incoming rocket, artillery, and mortar fire and attempt to intercept and destroy the projectiles or provide early warning to the target area. Background Indirect fire was introduced so that artillery co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patria NEMO
NEMO (from "NEw MOrtar") is a single barrelled 120 mm remote-controlled Mortar (weapon), mortar turret currently being developed by Patria (company), Patria Land Oy in Finland. It is a lighter version of the AMOS mortar system, which has been in use within the Finnish Defence Forces since 2013. The NEMO can be fitted to most armoured personnel carrier, APCs and also to smaller landing craft, such as the Finnish Jurmo-class landing craft. History The first customer of the weapon system was the Slovenian Army, which ordered 12, while the United Arab Emirates Naval Forces bought 12 patrol boats, where some were to be equipped with NEMO mortars. Saudi Arabia bought 36 turrets to equip its LAV II vehicles. Recently, Patria is offering the NEMO system fitted into standardised containers to increase flexibility: the mortar container can be lifted with and fired from a truck or a boat or can be set on the ground, e.g. as base defense. Training simulators are also available. Varia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AMOS
Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * ''Amos'' (film), a 1985 American made-for-television drama film * Amos (guitar), a 1958 Gibson Flying V * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 People and religious figures * Amos (name), a given name, nickname and surname * Amos (prophet), a Jewish prophet from the 8th century BCE, and the author of the Book of Amos Technology * AMOS, or Advanced Mortar System, a 120 mm automatic twin-barreled, breech-loaded mortar turret * AMOS (programming language), a dialect of BASIC on the Amiga computer * Alpha Micro Operating System, a proprietary operating system used in Alpha Microsystems minicomputers * IBM SPSS Amos, a statistical software package by IBM used in structural equation modeling, companion software in the SPSS family * Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PLL-05
The PLL-05 is a Chinese Mortar carrier, self-propelled gun-mortar in use by Chinese mechanised infantry formations. Conceptually it is similar to the Russian 2S23 "Nona-SVK" (the turret and weapon system of the 2S9 Nona mounted on a BTR-80 chassis) three of which China purchased for evaluation; at one time it was reported that China would purchase 100 of the Russian vehicles however this failed to occur, nor does it appear that there was a formal transfer of technology to China. The Chinese system features a longer barreled weapon mounted on the Type 92 variant of the WZ551 armored personnel carrier. The gun-mortar is a lighter and more compact artillery piece than the traditional gun-howitzer at the expense of maximum range, which has improved accuracy, a higher rate of fire, and having the capability of using direct fire in comparison to standard List of infantry mortars, infantry mortars. Description The main armament of the PLL-05 is a 120 mm mortar (weapon)#Gun-mortars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
