Mk 2 mortar
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Description
The 81 mm Mk 2 mortar is a special armament seen on American naval craft. As a mortar, the projectiles are fired at a high parabolic trajectory and at a slow speed. While making it a difficult weapon to use against fast-moving boats, a direct hit can cause devastating damage to them.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
- PTF-7 (Modification)
- USS Tucumcari
- PT-810
- PT-811
General info
The 81 mm Mk 2 special armament is a supporting weapon on the naval craft it is mounted on, never to be considered a naval craft's main armament. Though small in size, the projectiles it fires are of high-explosive nature and so the appropriate targets should be selected when engaging with the weapon.
Available shells
The Mk 2 mortar does not give any ammunition options that users can choose to fire. However, the Mk 2 mortar fires a high-explosive projectile that can cause good damage should it hit its desired target.
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- High explosive payload can cause large amounts of damage if they hit lightly-armoured craft, and can still cause damages at a near-miss
- High parabolic firing angle can allow the naval craft mounts to fire at targets across island land masses without direct line-of-sights
Cons:
- Projectiles fired are very slow, and so leading shots can be difficult
History
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Media
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See also
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External links
| Naval special armaments | |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Mortars | 7.2-inch T37 · Mk 2 |
| Rockets | 5-inch GPSR Mk.7 · Mark 108 Weapon alfa |
| Missiles | RIM-24A |
| Germany | |
| Rockets | M/50 Bofors |
| USSR | |
| Mortars | BM-37 · RBM · RBU-1200 · RBU-2500 · RBU-6000 · RKU-36U |
| Rockets | BM-14-17 · BM-21 · M13 · M-8 |
| Missiles | Volna-M |
| Britain | |
| Mortars | Ordnance ML 4.2-inch mortar |
| Japan | |
| Rockets | 4.5-inch BBR Mk.7 (USA) · Mark 108 Weapon alfa (USA) |
| Italy | |
| Missiles | Nettuno |
