SERVICE: Army, Marine Corps
DESCRIPTION: The M-224 60mm Lightweight Mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle-loading weapon. It is fired by dropping a projectile into the firing tube.
FEATURES:
The high explosive round used in the M-224 has snap-off propellant segments, allowing the gunner to adjust the range by changing the amount of propellant, and a variable fuse, adjusted by rotating the fuse head. The fuse setting allows the projectile to burst before impact, on impact or after impact.BACKGROUND:
The M-224 60mm Mortar replaced the 81mm mortar for Army infantry companies. The Army has 1,116 of these weapons.
