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mortar. A series of experiments and trials using new propellants improved the range from 1600 yards to 2800 yards by about 1942; and, by 1943, the barrel, baseplate and sights had also been improved.
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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
Ordnance, M.L 3-Inch Mortar, Mark II, on Mounting, 3-inch Mortar, Mark I Land Service 1937
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Council, Small Arms Training, Volume I, Pamphlet No. 9, Amendment No.1, Mortar (3-inch) 1943
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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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1116:. St Antony's Series. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 40, 133.
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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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1222:. Men-at-Arms 117. Osprey Publishing. p. 21.
972:. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p.
437:: used by the anti-Soviet insurgents in the 1980s
1364:, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.
1355:, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.
1346:, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.
754:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
1473:SMLE No. 1 Mk III* & Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk.I
1297:. New York: Orbis Publishing Ltd. p. 193.
1383:
1265:. Warrior 73. Osprey Publishing. p. 25.
417:Tail unit of 3-inch mortar bomb fired by the
8:
928:Subramanian, L.N. (November–December 2000).
1295:The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
326:, the British infantry sought some sort of
1787:Military equipment introduced in the 1930s
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406:Returned & Services League building,
155:Base plate/sight: 37 lb (17 kg)
376:Mark 4 - heavier baseplate and new sight
1333:British Mortars of the Second World War
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873:(1st ed.). Routledge. p. 94.
856:
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295:The ML 3-inch mortar is a conventional
1483:Lee–Enfield No.5 Mk.I "jungle carbine"
1316:. New Vanguard 54. Osprey Publishing.
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253:Mk.II LR: 2,800 yd (2,600 m)
158:Barrel/spares: 34 lb (15 kg)
1642:Projector, 2½-inch Mk. II "Northover"
1632:29 mm spigot mortar "Blacker Bombard"
1445:Smith & Wesson "Victory" revolver
862:
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1041:. Concord Publications. p. 15.
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1244:"WWII weapons in Yemen's civil war"
867:Gates, Scott; Roy, Kaushik (2014).
251:Mk.II: 1,600 yd (1,500 m)
1424:Webley Mk IV & Mk VI Revolvers
788:Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar
263:was the United Kingdom's standard
188:3 ft 11 in (1.19 m)
161:Bipod: 44.5 lb (20.2 kg)
25:
1312:Norris, John (11 December 2002).
322:Based on their experience in the
1657:3-inch Mk. I OSB gun "Smith gun"
1314:Infantry Mortars of World War II
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1680:British grenades of WWI and WW2
1435:Browning P-35 "Hi-Power" pistol
894:Varble, Derek (25 March 2003).
744: : British WWI predecessor
672:Polish Armed Forces in the West
102:Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
1782:Weapons of the Philippine Army
1627:Rifle, anti-tank, .55 in, Boys
1147:Iraqi army equipment 1930-2017
248:Maximum firing range
167:: 115.5 lb (52.4 kg)
1:
1767:Mortars of the United Kingdom
1662:No. 2 "Lifebuoy" flamethrower
1261:Vukšić, Velimir (July 2003).
203:Bomb 10 lb (4.5 kg)
1337:, retrieved 23 October 2016.
1291:"Ordnance, ML 2-inch Mortar"
243:650 ft/s (200 m/s)
1289:Bishop, Chris, ed. (1998).
1248:wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com
966:Chamberlain, Peter (1975).
213:3.19 in (81.0 mm)
55:Canadian 3-inch mortar team
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1335:, www.wwiiequipment.com.au
1218:Zaloga, Steven J. (1982).
900:. Essential Histories 49.
790:– Japanese WWII equivalent
43:Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar
29:
1493:De Lisle Commando carbine
1122:10.1007/978-1-349-13696-4
772:– Soviet WWII equivalents
261:Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar
192:
71:Place of origin
48:
18:Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar
1597:Charlton Automatic Rifle
1263:Tito's partisans 1941–45
778:– French WWII equivalent
762:– German WWII equivalent
748:List of infantry mortars
318:In action in Burma, 1944
1533:M1921/M1928/M1 Thompson
1220:The Polish Army 1939–45
1150:. Vol. 2. p.
1089:Press. pp. 22–23.
1081:Jowett, Philip (2016).
1037:Isby, David C. (1990).
930:"The Battle of Chushul"
337:Lieutenant General Sir
1110:Ilan, Amitzur (1996).
934:Bharat Rakshak Monitor
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1398:British Commonwealth
1165:Young, Peter (1972).
730:Yugoslavian Partisans
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106:1948 Arab–Israeli War
1612:Vickers–Berthier LMG
1580:other larger weapons
1556:Pattern 1913 bayonet
1551:Pattern 1907 bayonet
1478:Pattern 1914 Enfield
1440:M1911/M1911A1 pistol
897:The Suez Crisis 1956
784:– US WWII equivalent
760:8 cm Granatwerfer 34
419:Royal Jordanian Army
239:Muzzle velocity
1250:. 9 September 2018.
969:Mortars and rockets
940:(3). Archived from
1652:ML 4.2-inch mortar
1637:SBML 2-inch mortar
944:on 2 February 2007
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132:Production history
122:Nigerian Civil War
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1488:Ross Rifle Mk.III
1323:978-1-84176-414-6
1272:978-1-84176-675-1
1229:978-0-85045-417-8
1180:978-0-85045-084-2
1171:Osprey Publishing
1131:978-1-349-13696-4
1096:978-1-4728-1609-2
1087:Osprey Publishing
983:978-0-668-03817-1
911:978-1-84176-418-4
902:Osprey Publishing
880:978-1-138-25298-1
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