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The M2 60mm Mortar was developed by the US Army Ordnance Department. It gave the infantry an indirect fire weapon to span the gap between hand grenades and the 81mm mortar. First order was placed in 1940 and during World War II, more than 60,000 M2 mortars were produced by the Read Machinery Co., Kennedy–Van Saun, and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
The '''M2 60mm Mortar''' was developed by the US Army Ordnance Department. It gave the infantry an indirect fire weapon to span the gap between hand grenades and the 81mm mortar. First order was placed in 1940 and during World War II, more than 60,000 M2 mortars were produced by the Read Machinery Co., Kennedy–Van Saun, and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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* '''M2 Mortar'''
* '''M2 Mortar'''
* Calibers: 60mm
* Calibers: 60mm
* Barrel Length: 28.60 inches
* Barrel Length: 29.40 inches
* Weight:  
* Weight: 19.05 kg
* :Barrel: 13 pounds
* :Barrel: 13 pounds
* :Base Plate: 13 pounds
* :Base Plate: 13 pounds
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* Maximum range: 2,000 yards
* Maximum range: 2,000 yards
* Maximum effective range: is 1,000 yards
* Maximum effective range: is 1,000 yards
* Cyclic rate of fire: 30-35 rounds per minute
* Rate of fire: 30-35 rounds per minute
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'''The M2 60mm Mortar appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:'''
'''The M2 60mm Mortar appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:'''


== Film ==
== Film ==
* ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]'' (1993)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
* ''[[Too Late the Hero]]'' (1970)
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
* ''[[The Bridge at Remagen]]'' (1969)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
* ''[[The Devil's Brigade]]'' (1968)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
* ''[[Hell Is for Heroes]]'' (1962)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
* ''[[Sahara]]'' (1943)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
* ''[[The Pacific]]'' (2010)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Air Date'''
|-
| ''[[Fighting Seabees, The|The Fighting Seabees]]'' ||  || US Marines and Japanese soldiers||  || 1944
|-
|''[[Go for Broke!]]''||[[Henry Nakamura]] || Tommy || ||1951
|-
|''[[Halls of Montezuma]]''|| || US Marines || || 1951
|-
|''[[Never So Few]]''|| [[Steve McQueen]] || Bill Ringa || ||1959
|-
|''[[Hell Is for Heroes]]''|| || U.S. troops || ||1962
|-
|''[[The Devil's Brigade]]''|| || U.S. troops || ||1968
|-
|''[[The Bridge at Remagen]]''|| || U.S. troops || ||1969
|-
|''[[Too Late the Hero]]''|| || British Troops || ||1970
|-
|''[[Uncommon Valor]]''||||weapon cache||||1983
|-
| ''[[Latino]] ||  || ''Contras'' soldiers ||  || 1985
|-
| ''[[Equalizer 2000]]'' || || Lawton's soldiers || || 1987
|-
|''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]''|| || Iraqi soldiers || ||1993
|-
|''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]''|| || US soldiers || ||2008
|-
| ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' || || US Army soldiers || || 2016
|-
|}
 
==Television==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Air Date'''
|-
| rowspan=4 | ''[[The Pacific]]''|| [[ Martin McCann]] ||Cpl. Burgin ||  || rowspan=4 | 2010
|-
| [[Joseph Mazzello]] ||Eugene Sledge ||
|-
| [[Andrew Lees]] || Robert Oswalt ||
|-
| [[Rami Malek]] || Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ||
|-
|}


==Anime==
==Anime==
* ''[[Spriggan]]''
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Spriggan (1998)]]'' || Yu Ominae || || 1998
|-
|}


==Video Games==
==Video Games==
* ''[[Conflict: Vietnam]]'' (2004)
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
|-
| ''[[Vietcong]]'' || || || 2003
|-
| ''[[Battlefield: Vietnam]]'' || || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' || || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Conflict: Vietnam]]'' || || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Vietcong 2]]'' || || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45]]'' || || || 2006
|-
| ''[[Company of Heroes (2006)|Company of Heroes]]'' || "M2 60mm Mortar" || || 2006
|-
| ''[[1968 Tunnel Rats (VG)|1968 Tunnel Rats]]'' || || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[7554]]''  || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Post Scriptum]]'' || || || 2018
|-
| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || || 2021
|-
|}
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[[Category:Gun]]
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[[Category:Mortar]]

Latest revision as of 15:46, 10 January 2023

The M2 60mm Mortar was developed by the US Army Ordnance Department. It gave the infantry an indirect fire weapon to span the gap between hand grenades and the 81mm mortar. First order was placed in 1940 and during World War II, more than 60,000 M2 mortars were produced by the Read Machinery Co., Kennedy–Van Saun, and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.

Specifications

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M2 Mortar - 60mm
  • M2 Mortar
  • Calibers: 60mm
  • Barrel Length: 29.40 inches
  • Weight: 19.05 kg
  • :Barrel: 13 pounds
  • :Base Plate: 13 pounds
  • :Bipod: 16 pounds
  • :Total: 42 pounds
  • Muzzle Velocity: 518 feet per second
  • Minimum range: 100 yards
  • Maximum range: 2,000 yards
  • Maximum effective range: is 1,000 yards
  • Rate of fire: 30-35 rounds per minute


The M2 60mm Mortar appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Air Date
The Fighting Seabees US Marines and Japanese soldiers 1944
Go for Broke! Henry Nakamura Tommy 1951
Halls of Montezuma US Marines 1951
Never So Few Steve McQueen Bill Ringa 1959
Hell Is for Heroes U.S. troops 1962
The Devil's Brigade U.S. troops 1968
The Bridge at Remagen U.S. troops 1969
Too Late the Hero British Troops 1970
Uncommon Valor weapon cache 1983
Latino Contras soldiers 1985
Equalizer 2000 Lawton's soldiers 1987
Hot Shots! Part Deux Iraqi soldiers 1993
Miracle at St. Anna US soldiers 2008
Hacksaw Ridge US Army soldiers 2016

Television

Title Actor Character Note Air Date
The Pacific Martin McCann Cpl. Burgin 2010
Joseph Mazzello Eugene Sledge
Andrew Lees Robert Oswalt
Rami Malek Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Spriggan (1998) Yu Ominae 1998

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Vietcong 2003
Battlefield: Vietnam 2004
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault 2004
Conflict: Vietnam 2004
Vietcong 2 2005
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 2006
Company of Heroes "M2 60mm Mortar" 2006
1968 Tunnel Rats 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011
7554 2011
Post Scriptum 2018
Enlisted 2021
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