The M224 60mm Lightweight mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon. The cannon assembly is composed of the barrel, combination base cap, and firing mechanism. The mount ...

The mortar, which looks sort of like an automobile jack, is carried to a suitable launch site and assembled so its barrel points upward. Then one of these 60MM. mortar shells is dropped down the ...

"Currently, specialists are studying the possibility of developing a silent mortar of a smaller caliber, presumably, a 60mm gun capable of striking targets at a distance of up to 3.5-4 km." ...