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| ''[[Fighting Seabees, The|The Fighting Seabees]]'' || || US Marine || || 1944 | |||
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|''[[China Gate]]''|| || Vietnamese communists|| || 1957 | |''[[China Gate]]''|| || Vietnamese communists|| || 1957 | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 6 June 2014
The M1 is a United States 81 millimeter caliber mortar. It was used during the World War II well into the 1950s when it was replaced by the lighter and longer ranged M29 Mortar. It was based on the French Brandt mortar.
Specifications
- Weight Assembled: 136 lb (61.5 kg)
- Tube: 44.5 lb (20 kg)
- Mount: 46.5 lb (21 kg)
- Base plate: 45 lb (20 kg)
- Overall length: 3 ft 9.5 in (1.21 m)
- Muzzle velocity (HE): 700 ft/s (213 m/s)
- Rate of fire:
- 18 round/min sustained
- 30-35 round/min maximum
- Maximum range (HE): 3,300 yd (3,000 m)
- Sight: M4
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fighting Seabees | US Marine | 1944 | ||
| China Gate | Vietnamese communists | 1957 | ||
| Never So Few | Chinese soldiers | 1959 | ||
| OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117) | Brazilian soldiers | 1965 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pacific | 2010 |