SERVICE: Marine Corps
DESCRIPTION: A medium weight, extended range mortar
FEATURES:
The M-252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar is a medium weight mortar that is highly accurate and has a greater range (4,500 meters to 5,650 meters) and lethality than the previous 81mm mortar. The muzzle end has a short tapered lead-in that acts as a blast reducing device. The breech end is finned for better cooling. This mortar uses the standard M-64 mortar sight of the 60mm mortar, M-224.BACKGROUND:
This mortar replaced the previous Marine Corps 81mm mortar in 1986. The M-252 is an adaptation of the standard British 81mm mortar developed in the 1970s. It is most commonly found in the mortar platoon of an infantry battalion.
