08-10-2024, 07:52 AM,
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plloyd1010
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RE: Should a 120mm mortar be towed by a prime mover?
(08-10-2024, 05:13 AM)Shad Wrote: Is there any legitimate reason it couldn't be? too small tires? no hitch location? If not, tow it.
In reality, I don't think so. In the rules, it could be construed otherwise: - Prime Movers: any weapon unit; no personnel units may be carried.
- Personnel Unit: A generic term encompassing units that are composed primarily of manpower and man-powered vehicles like bicycles, as opposed to armored vehicles or transports. Examples include (but are not limited to) Motorcycles (MTC), mortars, anti-tank rifles (ATR), infantry (INF), marines (MAR), paratroopers (PARA), cavalry (CAV), heavy machine guns (HMG), and engineers (ENG).
See what I mean?
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08-10-2024, 10:36 AM,
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RE: Should a 120mm mortar be towed by a prime mover?
Hey Peter,
I think you are correct.
My old Mortar Platoon Sergeant came up with this note:
This Soviet-era muzzle-loading mortar could easily broken down into three parts – barrel, bipod and baseplate – for movement over short distances or towed by a GAZ-66 truck on a two-wheeled, tubular carriage. The baseplate mounting permits all-azimuth firing, however as with most Soviet mortars it was difficult to turn rapidly over a wide traverse. It could accommodate small-angle shifts of up to 6 degrees without having to shift the baseplate though.
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