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The M6 Mortar is a 60 mm lightweight infantry mortar made by Hirtenberger AG of Austria. ==Models== The mortar is of traditional design with a smoothbore barrel, round baseplate (350 mm diameter), bipod and sight unit and is generally available in three different ballistical barrel lengths, which is usually stated in the model's name: * 640 mm * 895 mm * 1000 mm Maximum rate of fire with all models is 30 bombs per minute, when loaded by two people alternately, or 12 bombs per minute, when loaded by only one person. Naturally, the maximum ranges differ depending on the ballistic barrel length and the maximal allowed charges. For all three ballistic barrel lengths a conversion kit is available to fire the mortar in a handheld mode (without bipod and sight) as a ''commando mortar''. The conversion kit contains a small round basepiece, an alternate, slightly bigger rectangular basepiece for soft ground, a carrying belt, an aiming device to set the firing range and a handgrip with a trigger, which has a safety device, so that the commando mortar may be carried with a bomb inside the barrel. Commando versions are called M6C and are portable by one person. With these versions, the operation is restricted to a maximum operating gas pressure of 300 bar. This limits the mortars to using charge 3 as a maximum; however, it is recommended not to go above charge 2 due to precision (therefore the aiming device is for charge 0, charge 1 and charge 2 only). A modified version for Special Forces is also produced. This version is equipped with a recoil absorbing ''damping system'' between the bipod and the barrel. Special Forces versions are called M6H. Hirtenberger also produces mortar bombs for these mortars. Available Ammunition: * HE Mk2, high explosive bomb, filled with TNT * TP-TM Mk2, inert bomb for training purposes, impact signature with life fuze * SMK-WP Mk2, smoke Bomb, filled with White Phosphorus (fast smoke generation) * SMK-RP Mk2, smoke bomb, filled with Red Phosphorus (slow smoke generation) * ILL-VIS Mk2, visible spectrum illumination bomb, 350.000 candela for 35 seconds * ILL-IR Mk2, infrared spectrum illumination bomb, 35 seconds duration All ranges stated below are measured with Hirtenbergen 60 mm HE Mk2, but all types of 60 mm mortar bombs may be fired from the mortars. 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「M6 mortar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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