Difference between revisions of "M2 Mortar"

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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 - 60mm

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	Air Date
Go for Broke!	Henry Nakamura	Tommy	1951
Never So Few	Steve McQueen	Bill Ringa	1959
Hell Is for Heroes		Brazilian soldiers	1962
The Devil's Brigade		Brazilian soldiers	1968
The Bridge at Remagen		Brazilian soldiers	1969
Too Late the Hero		Brazilian soldiers	1970
Hot Shots! Part Deux		Brazilian soldiers	1993
Miracle at St. Anna		Brazilian soldiers	2008

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The Pacific		Tommy		2010

Anime

Spriggan

Video Games

Conflict: Vietnam (2004)
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (2004)
Vietcong 2 (2005)
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 (2006)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
7554 (2011)

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 == Film ==
-* ''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]'' (2008)
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-* ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]''  (1993)
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
-* ''[[Too Late the Hero]]''  (1970)
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
-* ''[[The Bridge at Remagen]]'' (1969)
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
-* ''[[The Devil's Brigade]]''  (1968)
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
-* ''[[Hell Is for Heroes]]'' (1962)
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
-* [[Steve McQueen]] as Bill Ringa in ''[[Never So Few]]'' (1959)
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Air Date'''
-* [[Henry Nakamura]] as Tommy in ''[[Go for Broke!]]'' (1951)
+|-
-* ''[[Sahara]]''  (1943)
+|''[[Go for Broke!]]''||[[Henry Nakamura]] || Tommy || ||1951
+|-
+|''[[Never So Few]]''|| [[Steve McQueen]] || Bill Ringa || ||1959
+|-
+|''[[Hell Is for Heroes]]''|| || Brazilian soldiers || ||1962
+|-
+|''[[The Devil's Brigade]]''|| || Brazilian soldiers || ||1968
+|-
+|''[[The Bridge at Remagen]]''|| || Brazilian soldiers || ||1969
+|-
+|''[[Too Late the Hero]]''|| || Brazilian soldiers || ||1970
+|-
+|''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]''|| || Brazilian soldiers || ||1993
+|-
+|''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]''|| || Brazilian soldiers || ||2008
+|-
+|}
 ==Television==
-* ''[[The Pacific]]'' (2010)
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Air Date'''
+|-
+|''[[The Pacific]]''|| || Tommy || ||2010
+|-
+|}
 ==Anime==