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The United Kingdom's L16 81 mm mortar is the standard mortar used by the British armed forces. It originated as a joint design by UK and Canada. The version produced and used by Australia is named the F2 81mm Mortar, whilst the version used by the U.S. armed forces is known as the M252. It was introduced in 1965/6, replacing the Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar in UK service, where it is used by the Army, the Royal Marines and the RAF Regiment. In UK armoured/mechanised infantry battalions, the L16 mortar is mounted in an FV 432 AFV (six〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://orbat.com/site/toe/toe/uk/uk_toe.pdf )〕 per battalion mortar platoon). British army light role infantry battalions and the Royal Marines may transport their mortars in BvS 10 vehicles (the replacement for the Bv 206). Otherwise, it is carried dissassembled in three loads, (barrel, baseplate and bipod with sights, each approximately 11 kg), normally carried by a vehicle or helicopter and assembled for firing from the ground. The weapon can be man-packed by the mortar detachment, but this is an arduous task (especially for the carrier of the bipod) and is preferably avoided. The ammunition in this case would be carried by other soldiers of the battalion. In addition to his normal equipment, each man would carry four bombs in a pair of two-bomb, plastic containers (known as ''greenies'' in the British Army). The mortar has been used by many countries' armed forces, including the Netherlands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dutch Army site on 81mm mortar )〕 Versions of the M113 APC are used by many countries to transport their mortars. ==Operators== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「L16 81mm mortar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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