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M19 mortar information


US M19 60 mm Mortar
TypeInfantry mortar
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used bySee Users
WarsKorean War
Vietnam War
Laotian Civil War
Cambodian Civil War
Salvadoran Civil War
Specifications
Mass23.4 kilograms (52 lb) (M5 mount)[1]
9.3 kilograms (21 lb) (M1 mount)
Length81.9 cm (2 ft 8.2 in)
Barrel length72.6 cm (2 ft 4.6 in)[2]

Shell weight1.36 kg (3 lb 0 oz)
Caliber60 mm (2.4 in)
Elevation+40° to +85° on M5 mount
free on M1 mount
Traverse14° on M5 mount
free on M1 mount
Muzzle velocity89 m/s (290 ft/s)
Effective firing range68 m (74 yd)
Maximum firing range747 m (817 yd)[2]
Feed systemmanual

The M19 Mortar is a light, smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon for light infantry support developed and produced in the United States. It has been replaced in service by the more modern 60 mm M224 mortar, which has a much longer range and improved ammunition.

  1. ^ "60-MM MORTAR (M19)". Canadian Army official website. Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ a b Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 21. ISBN 0668038179. OCLC 2067459.

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