Having spent time as a mortarman in both the USMC and US Army, I found I preferred the 81mm mortar. It's more stable than the 60mm and I always found it easier to aim with its offset bipod. The 120mm is just too heavy to deal with, so I didn't like it as much. That being said, no one expects to to hike a 120mm mortar, so that counts for something. Also, the FO sends the call for fire to the FDC who then works up the data with the plotting boards or mortar ballistic computer. The FDC sends the firing data to the gunline. I look at it like this: the FO is the eyes, the FDC is the brains, the gunline is the muscle. Cool video. I can use this to show people what I used to do because they always ask and it's a bit difficult to describe without the visual.

As a former mortarman myself, this warms my heart! ♥👍🏿

@Aitelly

3 ай бұрын

Thank You

@HouseDracul

2 ай бұрын

Why is it a subhuman hand? Disgusting!

This is the ONLY video on KZread that’s shows you how to aim a mortar!👏🏾

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@danielpickrell8311

4 ай бұрын

As GWOT 11C I can vouch for this

@tyronecomblast1078

3 ай бұрын

@@Aitellyno thank you guys!

@gamers-r_cool

3 ай бұрын

LOL

@fgtrbhwerth3w

2 ай бұрын

no, it doesn't. It ain't that simple. An 82mm mortar (=the real thing) works differently.

Every video is highly informative I'm also impressed by the quality of the videos keep it up

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@user-qf3wz4cr7g

4 ай бұрын

Agreed

I always struggled to understand how mortars are aimed and particularly in what angle they are set and how do they calculate the range to the target over a hill. To me that range scale made perfect sense, thanks for the information!

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Always Welcome

Nice vídeo! I remember one friend of mine serving at the army of nicaragua between the "contras" war told about that use of the mortar without the tripod, more easy and allways on the run ( improvised) they called using it with a tripod was a hesitate but more fun in " Tiro Vietnamita"( in Vietnamese mode) against the contras guys 😂🎉 he told me was a very funny moments, cheers.

I was part of the mortar team (81KRH) and responsible of aiming . Mortar is almost never used with line of sight. Usually team leader positions a rod to give aiming direction, wind correction and voices distance estimation that I dialed in. Then we adjusted based on impact observation. Mortar is surprisingly accurate weapon when used correctly. Most common dangers are accidental double loading and mortar falling over when the egg is still inside the tube. Latter happened us once and we hit nearby road outside our firing sector. Fortunately nobody was hit.

@SteamWolf320

4 ай бұрын

Did you actually crouch over the mortar to aim it like in the animation? That looks like a very uncomfortable position to be in while aiming!

@MrMulleteer

4 ай бұрын

@@SteamWolf320 Larger 81mm mortar so sights was higher and position on knee. Much worse part is carrying the tube, baseplate and tripod that weight about 20kg (40lbs) each. Always for several miles per day. I was like 19y and fit at the time so it wasn't that bad though.

@derrickbailey9821

3 ай бұрын

What keeps the tail from blowing off if the charge is around the shaft part?

@MrMulleteer

3 ай бұрын

@@derrickbailey9821 Charge is slower explosive so pressure in the tube raises gradually over the whole time grenade is still inside the tube. Also the shaft is hollow so pressure inside and outside it is the same, it's not really stressed that much.

@Trust_but_Verify

3 ай бұрын

Wouldn't different loads of explosive rings have different flight path at the same tube elevation? Didn't see the video talk about how to adjust for that difference.

Cool vid, thanks for taking the time to make it. Stuff like this is always interesting.

Gracias! Por fin veo y entiendo como funciona la mira de un mortero. Excelente video 👌

Very informative as always. Love this format.

Thank you for this tutorial!❤️ Now I gonna use this knowledge in Battlefield 4👍

This is an amazing video. I’ve been asking military members how mortars work since I can remember. No one really knew bc most military members don’t mess with mortars

Most probably it is the simplest war machine but most used one. ❤

Excellent animation and simple explanation 👍

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

We tried to make it as simple as Possible

@nirodharupasinghe2288

3 ай бұрын

flying path is wrong

Really love what you guys do, I've learned so much just binging on your videos.

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻👍🏻

@mahiramvevo

4 ай бұрын

@@Aitelly hello awesome work and i have a question how the shell ? WORKS is there electronic things ? inside .? as we can set explotion as we want

@fidelcatsro6948

4 ай бұрын

My cat loves u too🐱♥️♥️♥️

I always wondered how this worked. Keep it up!!!

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

I was 11C on a 60mm mortar crew from 1990 to 1994 in the US Army, this is the gun system we used. Great video! One correction, the baseplate digs itself into the ground. The gunner stands on the baseplate for the first round to help embed it. You actually dig it out, not in.

From 1982 to 1984 I was Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines 60mm mortar section leader stationed in 29 Palms. We were still using the Korean vintage M-2 60mm mortars when the M225 first came out and replaced it. Talk about a night and day difference! Close to twice the range and 360-degree sighting system. Basically, the same system that was used with the 81 mm mortar. One correction to this video. There as a small, rectangular base plate that was used in the handheld mode.

I will apply this to my lesson plan as a performance task for my students.

U have been did more hard works for done this episode dude...great job

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

thanks!

Absolutely amazing vídeo ! Loved the explanation and animations. Now I'm interested in these fuzes, they're very flexible for a purely mechanical device that probably works on timing mechanisms. Plus, if you consider the massive foces acting on it and the vibrations, it's quite a miracle of engineering.

Yeah, remember firing M29 81mm mortars as well as M-60 MGs in Army ROTC during Vietnam at Ft Lewis, WA. Was pretty good at it too. Though I joined the Air Force instead the Army ROTC was a good eye opener.

Thanks for the knowledge. God bless you brother.

@Aitelly

2 ай бұрын

God Bless you too

This video will be very helpfull for those who dozed off in artillery class😊😊

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

:)

Loving it, Great and informative too.

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Less further? Interesting term. Good explanation.

gracias por el tutorial, hay que estar preparados ...

Thanks for another awesome video

Thanks, will be needing this

Always very informative

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Shaun 🙏🏻

Former 81 mortarman Army 1968-69. I like the new design. Those adjustable impact shells are clever though of course debatable practical value. The video didn’t quite capture the technique of sighting it in with the aiming stakes, which also had little red or green lights on them for night firing. The accuracy is mostly up to the forward observer’s map reading but maybe today they use GPS. So much relies on GPS but the Chinese or Russians have plans to knock out GPS satellites. Anyway, the 81 is indeed a powerful weapon, the 60 doesn’t have much more bang than a hand grenade. The old steel baseplates were the devil to carry in the field. If you didn’t cover your ears when firing “charge nine” you could damage your hearing.

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Awesome 👍🏻 thanks you for your Service

@bradyjohnson8400

3 ай бұрын

we have optics now that can laze targets without satellite but are much more effective when using the satellite

I too wondered how mortars are aimed. Interesting concept

Awesome bro awesome. You complete my Fantasy

Nice video! Don’t forget the 81mm mortar which is probably the most common one used by US Army infantry.

@stephenpowstinger733

4 ай бұрын

I was wondering how he omitted the 81.

So we always had three guys per gun and the FDC was a separate position and theu were the ones to use the ploting board in our unit and in hand held mode, if using the trigger fire, you wont want to go over charge one as anything higher could likley break you hand or wrist. Love this video, brings back memories. The select fire HE round was the M720, my favorite, but we later switched to point of impact of M888 HE rounds

Great video as always

Great content,I hope this channel hits 1m subs

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! hoping for the Best

I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Comment for more than seven words for support you and your team. Thanks for the video.

Nice explanition

Super interesting for sure

such a great video, thank you very much

This is one of the weapons that confuse me about how soldiers aiming this thing without using satellite but still hit the target. Tq for the explanation

@bradyjohnson8400

3 ай бұрын

math using a map and knowledge of how azmiuths and mils work

excellent video! more please!

Wow nice explanation...

Very informative.

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Best home defense weapon!

Life skills worth knowing.

@Aitelly

3 ай бұрын

😉🙏

As a former 13F40 Forward Observer I can say your depiction of the FO. are wrong. He does not use a plotting wheel. He simply sends in the grid coordinates and the direction to the target and elevation if relevant. To the Fire Direction center. The FDC uses the plotting wheel to convert grid coordinates to deflection, elevation and charge. But overall a well made and informative video.

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thanks you for your service.

@geoffhughes225

Ай бұрын

I'm sure computers have replaced the plotter board now. But the theories remain the same

@justinwaller7081

22 күн бұрын

@@geoffhughes225 We had the mortar ballistic computers in the USMC 1994-2003 and a newer computer when I was Army 2009-2013. I could still be quicker on the old plotting board than on the computer. In the time I was in, the computers didn't necessarily replace the plotting board, but was an additional tool. When I was an FDC chief, my plotter usually used the computer and I ran the plotting board as the check. I usually had the computation first and the plotter would then say check or hold, though almost always check. One thing about the plotting board is that if an issue does come up, it's usually quick and easy to see why. Not so with the computer. I would run two plotting boards or one of each, but never two computers. But that was my FDC and how I chose to run it. Don't know about how they do things now.

Great content, thank you

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Always welcome 😁

NICE.

Wow nice explanation

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome

The squad leader and the gunner are on the same side of the tube in the animation yet are described as being on different sides by the narrator. Also, the ignition tube isn't sandwiched between the explosive filler. That implies a 2D arrangement. The ignition tube is in the center of the charge that surrounds it on all sides axially. Another thing is what you're calling the burster charge, the ignition tube, is really the booster charge. The burster charge is the main charge that is used to damage, or kill. The booster charge is what takes the weak initiation charge contained in the fuze as an initiator and then sets off the burster charge. The propellant rings are not high explosive and do not create "high explosive gasses" they are propellant. As such they burn at a much slower rate so they can fill the chamber/barrel with expanding gasses and not destroy the tube as the detonation of high explosives would in a confined space. The propellant used is designed to best suit the parameters of the mortar system. High explosives would see such a spike in pressure immediately upon detonation it would destroy the tube, kill the crew, and likely detonate the burster charge in the warhead.

Great video

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@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@waleedali9393

4 ай бұрын

@@Aitelly always welcome it's only the truth

Great content

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻👍

Thank u very much 🎉❤

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Interestingly enough, the Army started to remove their previous 60mm mortar, the M2, from service. As I recall, they weren't even back in the same numbers as was the case in Korea. The thinking was apparently that 40mm grenade launchers would provide the essential indirect capability at short range, with the 81mm being the smallest mortar needed. However, there's a gap between the maximum grenade launcher range and the regular minimum range of the M29 (which is also significantly heavier), and the VC rapidly learned to seek out that "sweet spot" prior to assaulting U.S. units.

Very nice video. I like it so much

@Aitelly

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Bro

Very good design….I like the way 2 soldiers fire team…in Vietnam War sometime in “broken arrow”…soldiers can hit the mortar round to the base and throw over the VC attack charge…

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Only One Soldier can Operate it if it's fired Trigger

@stephenpowstinger733

4 ай бұрын

It seems like one-man firing would be a desperate act as with mortars you need a constant supply of ammunition and accuracy. Former mortarman. We didn’t have the 60mm in the Army in VN though.

Great 👍🏻 job

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Light infantry as i was in the pass, usually use the 60mm mortar.dont forget it needs to be carried on a soldiers back, airborne unit move fast .81mm seldom used them it's alot heavier to run with

This is what I was missing and I found it on this channel thanks to the owner of the channel

noice!

A little bit to much textbook info but still correct. Good job whoever did the animations.

Very handy when neighborhood disputes flare up. Get them through your local HOA at a discount.

Forward Observers are colloquially referred to as "fisters". But they're currently being phased out due to drones. Drones make way better spotters and fisters.

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Yoe are Right 100 %

@robertklimczak5630

4 ай бұрын

W polsce rak pracuje z systemem topaz Topaz to system pracy wielu broni z dronami wlacznie.. Masz dane rzeczywiste w tym momencie o celu. W raku wpisujesz dane lub przysyłają ci je ustawia się automatem i strzelasz serie ..A po 15 sekundach odjeżdżasz. Bateria rak jest rozsypana po wielu miejscach i może pracować mimo wszystko razem. Jak ukraincy nie zapomną że to tylko moździerz mogą zrobić wiele złego rosjanom.

@bradyjohnson8400

3 ай бұрын

yea no

At least in the US Army, the initial a in "azimuth" is pronounced with the same vowel sound as the a in "pass." The 120mm mortar is not a cannon. It is a mortar. It's just bigger. There is a 120mm cannon. That gun is significantly heavier and more powerful.

video idea: how an harrier jump jet works?

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

But Harrier Jump Jet is Retired i guess

Me lo ricordo bene , alzo direzione tiro carica cadenza ...Fantastico ! 106^ Compagnia Alpini Mortaisti , Battaglione Saluzzo 2 Reggimento Brigata Taurinense

What kind of wind start creating direction to a mortar's missle? Is measurements believed yet? If yes then speed of wind = 1m away from landing point such thing?

nice

Awesome video..

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

During battle of stalingrad, when german broke through to the volga north of the southern pocket they were forming a Mortar team along side the volga saw them overrunning their fellow comrades positions further up and started shooting the mortar almost straight up to fight the germans at point blank range with the mortar

@jakedee4117

4 ай бұрын

i also remember reading a story about soviet mortar crews firing so fast that they had 6 shells in the air at one time.

Question? Is this 1 of HAMA'S favorite weapons to use?

Thanks for vid, i study it incase ww3 happen and im being drafted , so drill sgt will proud of me😎

Intéressant

Hello, what beautiful and excellent videos, a lot of information and excellent explanation. Keep it up. Can I translate the content into Arabic and publish it?

Im support you

I would like to see how those settings on the grenade work, what happens that it detonates half a second earlier and later that is very interesting.

Have you ever wonder how did the 2b9 vasilek rapid mortar work

How does a wire guided TOW missile work?

In 2008 I was stationed at a patrol base in kandahar Afghanistan. The Afghan national army had a mortar which they were using it against the Taliban, one day as they were using it a round got stuck inside, the commander needed someone to assist him taking it out. Everyone was hiding and not daring to get close to it and help him. Me being a rookie interpreter stepped in and assisted him taking it out. Later on I realized how dangerous it was to take out a stuck mortar round. This is a memory that I wanted to share.

Can you also explain how the Chabad Tunnel System works?

😊well first I have to acquire one

Thanks for this video! I learned it just in case world war 3 breaks out

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

👍🏻

High diddle diddle far pole in the middle. 11C 81mm and 4.2 .

Nice

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

@mehrdad4784 Thanks

I like your channel. Please, I would like you to show me how the Black Hawk military helicopter works in addition to the work of the stealth aircraft. Thank you for the special channel Zakaria👍✌

US Marine here “5811”. Using the Mark 19. I’ve always saw that as a mortar. I am proud of my fellow Marines that held down the March 19 and angled it just like a mortar! Now I understand why they call us a few the proud..

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your Service!. as Keanu Reeves would say "You're AWESOME "

@fyrchmyrddin1937

4 ай бұрын

I often worked with Uncle Sam's Misguided Children... 😉 During TOW trainer school, I didn't make any friends because for a "morale building" game I split the class between Army & Marines: all the Army were E6-7 and around 10 years older than the Marines. Needless to say, the younger Marines, most of whom were E4 or buck E5's, smoked the Army guys.

I first saw this in the COD 1

Vey nice video! But i get one question, if I get enough strong, can i shoot from it like from bazooka (like just take it in hands)?

@geoffhughes225

Ай бұрын

Only once!!

Vary good

i wonder if the rounds can be thrown after hitting the bottom without using the tube

thanks, my grandma’s shack didn’t stands a chance

@Aitelly

4 ай бұрын

hehhe

How does vertical launch system vls wotk

If there is a grip…. it should be able to be a handheld chainsaw grip mortar to directly fire at tanks.

@bradyjohnson8400

3 ай бұрын

not how that works but okay

Interesting video. I have a question about the Propellant Charges? .. How do the Soldiers attach the Charges to the Mortar before loading??? .. 🙄🤔👍

@justinwaller7081

22 күн бұрын

Not necessary. The charges are already on the mortar round. It's a matter of taking charges off rather than attaching them. The charges as shown on the video, we called donut charges. They could be pulled off and then put back on, just sliding them back on. They are like donuts with a bite taken out. The older rounds had more charges, up to nine, in little bags we called tea-bags. Once taken off, they could not be put back on so easily.

He said "uhzimuth"

The things around the stem of the mortar aren’t charges, they’re just there to protect the stem during transport