L16 81mm Mortar
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The United Kingdom's L16 81 mm mortar is the standard mortar used by the British army. The version used by the U.S. armed forces is known as the M252.
It was introduced in the 1970s replacing the Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar.
The L16 mortar is normally carried by a vehicle, such as the FV 432 AFV, but is sometimes carried by infantry on foot, as it was during the Falklands War.
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[edit] Characteristics
- Calibre: 81 mm
- Barrel length: 1280 mm
- Weight: 36.6 kg
- Barrel: 12.7 kg
- Mounting: 12.3 kg
- Baseplate: 11.6
- Rate of fire: sustained 15 rounds per minute
- Range: Minimum 100 m, maximum 5675 m
- Muzzle velocity: 225 m/s
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Bahrain
Canada
Guyana
India
Japan
Kenya
Malawi
Malaysia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States Of America
Yemen
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| Modern (post Korean War) UK infantry weapons |
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| Side-arms (Self-loading Pistols) |
| Browning L9A1 | L105A1 | L107A1 | L102A1 (Compact) |
| Rifles, Carbines, & LSWs |
| L1A1 SLR | SA80 series (L85 IW, L86 LSW, L22A1 L108A1, L110A1 (Para) | L101A1 | M16/A1/A2 | L119A1 (Diemaco SFW) | L100A1 |
| Sniper Rifles |
| L42/A1 | L96/A1 | L115A1 | L82A1 | AW50F |
| Submachine guns |
| L2A1 to L2A3, L34A1 | L80A1, L90A1 L91A1, L92A1 |
| Shotguns |
| L32A1 | L74A1 (Remington 870 Wingmaster) |
| Machine-guns & other larger weapons |
| L4 | L7 "GPMG" | L1A1 Heavy Machine Gun | L17A1/A2 | LAW 80 | L14/A1 L2A1 (ILAW) | L9A1 51 mm Mortar | L16/A1 81mm Mortar | MILAN | Javelin |
