Ordnance SBML 2 inch Mortar

Ordnance SBML 2 inch Mortar

Ordnance SBML 2 inch Mortar, commonly named just "2-inch mortar", is a British WWII light mortar. It was designed in mid-1930 and put into service in 1938. Main production versions include infantry platoon weapons Mk II, Mk II*** (with a larger baseplate), and Mk VII** (with spade-like baseplate); Mk II* and Mk VII, mounted on the Universal Carrier light armoured tracked vehicle; breech-loading Mk III, used on tanks as a smoke discharger; airborn-issued short-barreled Mk VII* and Mk VIII. 2" mortars were widely used by British and Commonwealth troops in WW2 and Korean War. It remained in service until replacing by the L9A1 mortar in late 1980s. Indian post-war version E1 is still in production and service of the Indian Army.

Note: 2 inch Mk I is a different weapon, introduced in 1918 and declared obsolete in 1919.

Specifications

(1938 - ????)

Type: Light mortar

Length: 21 inches (530 mm); 14 inches (360 mm) (paratrooper versions)

Weight: 10.5 lb (4.8 kg)

Calibre: 2 inch (50.8 mm)

Effective firing range: 500 yards (460 m)

Shells: 1 lb 5 oz (0.6 kg) - 2 lb 2 oz (0.96 kg)

The Ordnance SBML 2 inch Mortar and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Decision Before Dawn			M3 Smoke Mortar on M24 Chaffee tanks	1951
The Bridge on the River Kwai	Jack Hawkins	Major Warden		1957
Reptilicus			M3 Smoke Mortar on M24 Chaffee tanks	1961
How I Won the War		German soldiers	Standing for leGrW 36	1967
The Bridge at Remagen			M3 Smoke Mortar on M24 Chaffee tanks	1969
Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To? (Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie?)			M3 Smoke Mortar on M24 Chaffee tanks	1973
The Seventh Company Has Been Found (On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie!)			M3 Smoke Mortar on M24 Chaffee tanks	1975

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Professionals	John Hallam	Tug Willis	Mark VIII; "Lawson's Last Stand" (S05E04)	1982

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe			2001-2012
Post Scriptum			2018
Call of Duty: Vanguard	"MK 11 Launcher"		2021
Enlisted			2021