The mortar crew begins by setting up their equipment, which includes positioning the tube, base plate, bipod, and sight, followed by ammunition selection.

The Marine Corps is sending a new 60mm mortar sight, sling and heat shield to units deployed to Afghanistan. Called the Fire Control Unit, the Office of Naval Research sent out six prototypes of ...

The prototype sight, called a Fire Control Unit (FCU), attaches by hand near the muzzle of a 60mm mortar, and provides users with a dramatic increase in target accuracy, most notably at night.

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 ...

Simple in design and devastatingly efficient, the M252 is comprised of a mortar tube, a mount, baseplate, and sight. Under ideal circumstances, ...

The Office of Naval Research TechSolutions 60mm mortar prototype electronic Fire Control Unit (FCU) utilizes a mini red dot sight for day aiming and has laser capabilities for improved night fire ...

Sept. 19, 2013— -- Resourceful Syrian rebels have apparently found or devised an app to aim a homemade mortar that lacked a sighting component, according to a photo taken this week.

Few actions are more critical in combat than dropping mortar shells on target. U.S. Marine Corps mortar crews will soon have access to a portable sight that mounts to the upper barrel of a 60-mm ...

A mortar is artillery at its most simple. A shooter angles the mortar’s tube just right, drops the bomb in, and then the round rockets out, arcing a high trajectory up and over any protective ...