| Brandt Mle 1935 | |
|---|---|
 Side view of the Brandt Mle 1935 | |
| Type | Mortar |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| Wars | Second World War First Indochina War[1] Algerian War[2] Vietnam War[3] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Edgar Brandt |
| No. built | Over 4,900 (before 1940) |
| Variants | Brandt Mle 1935 modifié 1944 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 19.7 kg (43 lb 7 oz) |
| Barrel length | 72.4 cm (2 ft 5 in) |
| Crew | 5[4] |
| Cartridge | Light HE shell: 1.3 kg (2 lb 14 oz) Heavy HE shell: 2.2 kg (4 lb 14 oz) |
| Caliber | 60.7 mm (2.39 in) |
| Rate of fire | 20-26 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 158 m/s (520 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | Light HE shell: 100 m (330 ft) to 1.7 km (1.1 mi) Heavy HE shell: 100 m (330 ft) to .95 km (0.59 mi)[4] |
| Filling weight | Light HE shell: 160 g (5.6 oz) |
The Brandt Mle 1935 60-mm mortar (French: Mortier de 60 mm Mle 1935) was a company-level indirect-fire weapon of the French army during the Second World War. Designed by Edgar Brandt, it was copied by other countries, such as the United States and China, as well as purchased and built by Romania. Modified in 1944, the mortar continued to be used by France after the war until at least the 1960s.[5]
- ^ Ezell, Edward Clinton (1988). Personal firepower. The Illustrated history of the Vietnam War 15. Bantam Books. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-553-34549-0. OCLC 1036801376.
- ^ Huon, Jean (March 1992). "L'armement français en A.F.N." Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 220. pp. 12–16.
- ^ Rottman, Gordon L. (10 Feb 2009). North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958–75. Warrior 135. Osprey Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 9781846033711.
- ^ a b c Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 4. ISBN 0668038179. OCLC 2067459.
- ^ French manual cover page image