Re: A case for guided 60mm rounds

Airborne! wrote:
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	60mm mortars will continue to be vital to the infantry as the only
truly man portable indirect fire system available.  Its existing role
is in need of updating however, due to the 60mm rounds limited
capability in a 2 gun company section.  Guided rounds will make the
60mm a LETHAL system for the infantry and achieve far greater results
for the rounds carried.  By eliminating the illumination round, and
mixing guided, HE and WP rounds for the projected mission needs, the
60mm will be a firepower and range force multiplier.
	Spc. Reed Dyer


A major problem infantry regiments have is shortage of ammunition. A man has to carry it, so you have to hit the target on the first 3 shots. Guided rounds can.

Inside a big building artillery may not be able to get access to a fortified room. Ten stories above possibly but not the room itself. A mortar can be carried up the stairs.

Andrew Swallow
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