This 15-inch-long cardboard tube is about three inches in diameter and is labeled as follows: “R4CGC 60MM. MORTAR M1 & M2 ... helped design during World War II when he worked at the secret ...

The M224 60mm mortar replaced the older (WWII era) M2 and M19, 60mm Mortars. These weapons only possessed 2,200 yards of effective range. The M224 60mm mortar was designed to fire all types of the ...

In 1935 French ironworker Edward William Brandt engineered the Brandt mle 27/31 mortar system which the United States ... M2 60mm mortar systems. Both were liberally utilized during WWII.

It was not immediately clear whether the 60mm ... World War II. The names of the dead and injured have not been released pending notification of their families. The accident comes a week after a ...

The training focused on the M252 81mm, M120 120mm, and 60mm mortar systems, enhancing interoperability between allied forces. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Ayala, acting mortar platoon sergeant of ...

Marines were conducting mountain training exercise when mortar exploded. March 19, 2013— -- Seven Marines were killed and at least eight others were injured when a powerful 60mm mortar ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... paid for by those who can afford it. A 60mm mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a ...

A relic from World War II reminds us of untold stories Kinsler column: Saying goodbye to Webster who now resides in the lap of the Almighty The mortar, which looks sort of like an automobile jack ...