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L9A1 51 mm light mortar

Index L9A1 51 mm light mortar

The L9A1 51 mm light mortar was a man-portable platoon-level mortar system used by the British Army from the late 1980s to 2007. [1]

11 relations: British Army, Explosive material, Fuze, Grenade launcher, M6 mortar, Mortar (weapon), SA80, Two-inch mortar, Urgent Operational Requirement, World War II, 40 mm grenade.

British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Explosive material

An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.

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Fuze

In military munitions, a fuze (sometimes fuse) is the part of the device that initiates function.

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Grenade launcher

A grenade launcher is a weapon that fires a specially-designed large-caliber projectile, often with an explosive, smoke or gas warhead.

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M6 mortar

The M6 Mortar is a 60 mm lightweight infantry mortar made by Hirtenberger AG of Austria.

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Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is usually a simple, lightweight, man portable, muzzle-loaded weapon, consisting of a smooth-bore metal tube fixed to a base plate (to absorb recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount.

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SA80

The SA80 is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO small arms, all of which are selective fire, gas-operated assault rifles.

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Two-inch mortar

The ordnance SBML two-inch mortar, or more commonly, the "two-inch mortar", was a British mortar issued to the British Army and the Commonwealth armies, that saw use during the Second World War and later.

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Urgent Operational Requirement

An Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) is a system used by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) to obtain urgent equipment for operations.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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40 mm grenade

The 40 mm grenade is a military grenade caliber for grenade launchers in service with many armed forces.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L9A1_51_mm_light_mortar

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