Brandt long-range gun-mortar | |
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Type | Mortar |
Place of origin | France |
Production history | |
Designer | Edgar Brandt |
Specifications | |
Mass | 75 kilograms (165 lb) |
Length | 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) |
Barrel length | 1.80m (70in) |
Shell weight | 2.2 kilograms (4.9 lb) |
Caliber | 60 millimetres (2.4 in) |
Elevation | -11° to +75° |
Traverse | Depends on mounting; up to 360° |
Rate of fire | 10 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 250 metres per second (820 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 5,000 metres (5,500 yd) |
The Brandt 60 mm long-range gun-mortar is a breech loading mortar capable of firing on a flat trajectory. It was developed from the Brandt Mle CM60A1 and resembles a long-barrelled, long-ranged variant of that weapon.[1]