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M2 Mortar
The M2 60mm Mortar was developed by the US Army Ordnance Department. It gave the infantry an indirect fire weapon to span the gap between hand grenades and the 81mm mortar. First order was placed in 1940 and during World War II, more than 60,000 M2 mortars were produced by the Read Machinery Co., Kennedy–Van Saun, and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
Specifications
- M2 Mortar
- Calibers: 60mm
- Barrel Length: 29.40 inches
- Weight: 19.05 kg
- :Barrel: 13 pounds
- :Base Plate: 13 pounds
- :Bipod: 16 pounds
- :Total: 42 pounds
- Muzzle Velocity: 518 feet per second
- Minimum range: 100 yards
- Maximum range: 2,000 yards
- Maximum effective range: is 1,000 yards
- Rate of fire: 30-35 rounds per minute
The M2 60mm Mortar appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fighting Seabees | US Marines and Japanese soldiers | 1944 | ||
| Go for Broke! | Henry Nakamura | Tommy | 1951 | |
| Halls of Montezuma | US Marines | 1951 | ||
| Never So Few | Steve McQueen | Bill Ringa | 1959 | |
| Hell Is for Heroes | U.S. troops | 1962 | ||
| The Devil's Brigade | U.S. troops | 1968 | ||
| The Bridge at Remagen | U.S. troops | 1969 | ||
| Too Late the Hero | British Troops | 1970 | ||
| Uncommon Valor | weapon cache | 1983 | ||
| Latino | Contras soldiers | 1985 | ||
| Equalizer 2000 | Lawton's soldiers | 1987 | ||
| Hot Shots! Part Deux | Iraqi soldiers | 1993 | ||
| Miracle at St. Anna | US soldiers | 2008 | ||
| Hacksaw Ridge | US Army soldiers | 2016 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pacific | Martin McCann | Cpl. Burgin | 2010 | |
| Joseph Mazzello | Eugene Sledge | |||
| Andrew Lees | Robert Oswalt | |||
| Rami Malek | Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spriggan (1998) | Yu Ominae | 1998 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietcong | 2003 | ||
| Battlefield: Vietnam | 2004 | ||
| Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | 2004 | ||
| Conflict: Vietnam | 2004 | ||
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | ||
| Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 | 2006 | ||
| Company of Heroes | "M2 60mm Mortar" | 2006 | |
| 1968 Tunnel Rats | 2009 | ||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 2011 | ||
| 7554 | 2011 | ||
| Post Scriptum | 2018 | ||
| Enlisted | 2021 |