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The Mark II mortar (Mark I was the Stokes) was adopted by the
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modified some of its 3-inch mortars, lengthening them to increase their range. This modification was abandoned as it was considered too heavy.
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for close support. The initial plan was for special batteries of artillery, but the cost was prohibitive and the mortar was accepted instead.
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mortars, improvements of the propellant charges enabled it to be used with great satisfaction by various armies of the
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The Origin of the Arab-Israeli Arms Race: Arms, Embargo, Military Power and
Decision in the 1948 Palestine War
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Handbook for the
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This article is about the Second World War mortar. For the First World War Stokes mortar, see
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on 5 June 1967, the first day of the Six-Day War landing in
Israeli part of Jerusalem.
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The Mark II remained in service with the
British Army until replaced by the
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Unconventional
Warfare in South Asia: Shadow Warriors and Counterinsurgency
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United
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The ML 3-inch mortar was carried on three packs by infantry or on
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The War in Afghanistan 1979-1989: The Soviet Empire at High Tide
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Mark 5 - lightened for use by airborne units and in the Far East
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1105:. St Antony's Series. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 40, 133.
264:. Initially handicapped by its short range compared to similar
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Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967–70
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from the early 1930s to the late 1960s, superseding the
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1211:. Men-at-Arms 117. Osprey Publishing. p. 21.
961:. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p.
426:: used by the anti-Soviet insurgents in the 1980s
1353:, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.
1344:, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.
1335:, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.
743:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
1462:SMLE No. 1 Mk III* & Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk.I
1286:. New York: Orbis Publishing Ltd. p. 193.
44:Canadian 3-inch mortar team, training post war
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1254:. Warrior 73. Osprey Publishing. p. 25.
406:Tail unit of 3-inch mortar bomb fired by the
8:
917:Subramanian, L.N. (November–December 2000).
1284:The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
315:, the British infantry sought some sort of
1776:Military equipment introduced in the 1930s
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395:Returned & Services League building,
144:Base plate/sight: 37 lb (17 kg)
365:Mark 4 - heavier baseplate and new sight
1322:British Mortars of the Second World War
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862:(1st ed.). Routledge. p. 94.
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284:The ML 3-inch mortar is a conventional
1472:Lee–Enfield No.5 Mk.I "jungle carbine"
1305:. New Vanguard 54. Osprey Publishing.
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242:Mk.II LR: 2,800 yd (2,600 m)
147:Barrel/spares: 34 lb (15 kg)
1631:Projector, 2½-inch Mk. II "Northover"
1621:29 mm spigot mortar "Blacker Bombard"
1434:Smith & Wesson "Victory" revolver
851:
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1030:. Concord Publications. p. 15.
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1233:"WWII weapons in Yemen's civil war"
856:Gates, Scott; Roy, Kaushik (2014).
240:Mk.II: 1,600 yd (1,500 m)
1413:Webley Mk IV & Mk VI Revolvers
777:Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar
252:was the United Kingdom's standard
177:3 ft 11 in (1.19 m)
150:Bipod: 44.5 lb (20.2 kg)
14:
1301:Norris, John (11 December 2002).
311:Based on their experience in the
1646:3-inch Mk. I OSB gun "Smith gun"
1303:Infantry Mortars of World War II
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1669:British grenades of WWI and WW2
1424:Browning P-35 "Hi-Power" pistol
883:Varble, Derek (25 March 2003).
733: : British WWI predecessor
661:Polish Armed Forces in the West
91:Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
1771:Weapons of the Philippine Army
1616:Rifle, anti-tank, .55 in, Boys
1136:Iraqi army equipment 1930-2017
237:Maximum firing range
156:: 115.5 lb (52.4 kg)
1:
1756:Mortars of the United Kingdom
1651:No. 2 "Lifebuoy" flamethrower
1250:Vukšić, Velimir (July 2003).
192:Bomb 10 lb (4.5 kg)
1326:, retrieved 23 October 2016.
1280:"Ordnance, ML 2-inch Mortar"
232:650 ft/s (200 m/s)
1278:Bishop, Chris, ed. (1998).
1237:wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com
955:Chamberlain, Peter (1975).
202:3.19 in (81.0 mm)
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1324:, www.wwiiequipment.com.au
1207:Zaloga, Steven J. (1982).
889:. Essential Histories 49.
779:– Japanese WWII equivalent
32:Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar
18:
1482:De Lisle Commando carbine
1111:10.1007/978-1-349-13696-4
761:– Soviet WWII equivalents
250:Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar
181:
60:Place of origin
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1586:Charlton Automatic Rifle
1252:Tito's partisans 1941–45
767:– French WWII equivalent
751:– German WWII equivalent
737:List of infantry mortars
307:In action in Burma, 1944
1522:M1921/M1928/M1 Thompson
1209:The Polish Army 1939–45
1139:. Vol. 2. p.
1078:Press. pp. 22–23.
1070:Jowett, Philip (2016).
1026:Isby, David C. (1990).
919:"The Battle of Chushul"
326:Lieutenant General Sir
1099:Ilan, Amitzur (1996).
923:Bharat Rakshak Monitor
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1154:Young, Peter (1972).
719:Yugoslavian Partisans
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95:1948 Arab–Israeli War
1601:Vickers–Berthier LMG
1569:other larger weapons
1545:Pattern 1913 bayonet
1540:Pattern 1907 bayonet
1467:Pattern 1914 Enfield
1429:M1911/M1911A1 pistol
886:The Suez Crisis 1956
773:– US WWII equivalent
749:8 cm Granatwerfer 34
408:Royal Jordanian Army
228:Muzzle velocity
1239:. 9 September 2018.
958:Mortars and rockets
929:(3). Archived from
1641:ML 4.2-inch mortar
1626:SBML 2-inch mortar
933:on 2 February 2007
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121:Production history
111:Nigerian Civil War
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1477:Ross Rifle Mk.III
1312:978-1-84176-414-6
1261:978-1-84176-675-1
1218:978-0-85045-417-8
1169:978-0-85045-084-2
1160:Osprey Publishing
1120:978-1-349-13696-4
1085:978-1-4728-1609-2
1076:Osprey Publishing
972:978-0-668-03817-1
900:978-1-84176-418-4
891:Osprey Publishing
869:978-1-138-25298-1
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