Mortars, the Infantryman's worst nightmare. No place to hide from indirect fire, even on a reverse slope they can drop 'em right onto your lap. Thanks for the video my friend, Semper Fi!
@joseph craven true, but I read somewhere that being in a trench reduces your odds from dying from indirect fire by a factor of 10, compared to being out in the open
In '68 I was FDC for a 4 deuce crew in Germany. We had a gunner fresh out of Nam, who could cradle 3 rounds in his left forearm while hanging the first round in the top of the tube. When the Commander called "Four round volley", he could drop all four rounds before the other three guns could get their first rounds off. I'll never forget that guy.
My platoon Sgt in 1987 was a mortarman at Khe San in Vietnam. Said he put 3000 rounds thru his tube that month. He insisted that we know all job duties cause he ended up platoon Sgt as a LCPL (E3)
I spent my early through late 20s doing the same. After I went to IMLC, all I ever did was FDC, though. Few of us knew FDC and even fewer had attended IMLC. Basic gunnery for me was like asking a surgeon to dissect a frog.
I was Asst. Mortarman while attached to the SEABEES in '80 plus some years. We fired the same 81mm mortars, live rounds, but non-combat, despite 4 deployments to forward operating areas. A badass weapon, indeed. Digging the base plate out was not fun.
Marine attached to Seabees right? Or were you a Seabee that learned how to fire a mortar? I’ve worked with Seabees and they were hard workers and their combat load was old even by Marine Corps standards.
@@smokeyxdaxbear97 No to both questions. I was a Fleet rated Sailor assigned (I incorrectly said attached) to a Seabee battalion that had more than one 81mm mortar team.
There are guys that love the sound of a 50cal firing, but me? I LOVE the sounds of mortars and howitzers being fired in rapid succession. So satisfyingg
I was in the 24th ID in Desert Sabre(ground war Feb 24th- 28th) and during a pause in our movement we were parked next to SEVEN(!) M109's. I will never forget exiting my 113(command track) and looking at these beasts with their barrels pointed skyward and then all of a sudden WHUMP! The closest one to me fired, and then the next in line and so on until the last in line(#7) and then it was a free for all until all of them fired at will until a crescendo when every single one fired in unison...freaking AWESOME and TERIFYING at the same time!! All I kept thinking was whatever poor Iraqi soldiers are on the receiving end of this insane barrage are hating life right about now, and trying to preserve it as well.
@@corneilusmcgillicuddy see my reply above, and yes, I was in the "Victory" division, and yes it ABSOLUTELY sounded like victory, and finally - it WAS! 🫡✌️
A gun team for a mortar is 4 guys normally. A gunner (who does not shoot but makes sure the gun is aimed correctly) An assistant gunner, who fires the rounds. an ammo bearer who is prepping the mortars (charge and fuse). and one extra person who is doing whatever needs doin. Bringing up more ammo, relaying information, adjusting sight poles, or sleeping in the vehicle. A mortar can easily be operated with as few as 2 guys but they will not be able to shoot as quickly. The main need for 4 people is the man power needed to carry the ammo and equipment for the mortar if the infantry/mortarmen are on foot over longer distances.
no i wish they would put a hi speed cam pointed directly up sky so we could see the round track thru the air, (nobody's thinking like me, i don't get it)
The only real disadvantage to a fixed mortar emplacement is an on the ball mortar team can triangulate the more position and provide effective counter-mortar fire.
@@brockwommack1944 Well, we can’t shoot from places like a ground mounted 60 can get to, sure. But I can tell you that my 4-Deuce had no problems engaging anything from 800 to 6840 from anyplace I could park my 106.
Imagine a row of soldiers each carrying a round of mortar, just brisk walking to the mortar and dropping them to the mortar barrel. I think that would be very fast
I only saw that once, during Desert Shield. The Saudi recruits had the old Vietnam-era mortar, and only two of the guys in my platoon -- me and one other -- had really used that very much, so we were detailed to give them a short intro. After some instruction, they lined up and each dropped a round, like 30 of them. And most of them ran like hell as soon as they let go. Apparently the sound was a little muted on this video, because an 81mm mortar is a cannon, and it will ring your bell when you're next to it. Don't forget your earplugs.
I remember that training in ROTC in the early 70's. Surprisingly easy to get and remain on target. We had a target vehicle on the range and my crew as well as several others made multiple direct hits at 2k yards. Impressive weapon system. Our training exposure was so we'd understand the usefulness of mortars and mortar crews when we were to take command of units to hopefully employ them to their best results. I ended up joining the USAF, but never forgot my roots in Army ROTC.
Thats whats called CLP we use that to clean our weapons as lubrication protectant etc, as an 0341 Mortarman myself with the Marines i fucking love my job blowing Shìt up. Not to mention I’m in 81s platoon so shit is pretty bad ass.
Saw it at 7:32 as well. Hand hanging over the tube after he hung it. Would have kicked him off the range right then and there. WTF? Try that shit with the 4 deuce. What a newbie mistake.
dirty7red42 I know that doing what you said is very dangerous for obvious reasons, but I think the guy was actually operating according procedure... what I think happened is the angle of the camera, that was zoomed in quite a bit, made it look like he left his hand over the tube...
There are several channels on youtube that show "soldiers" in boot camp. One couldn't figure out why his rifle wouldn't fire until the trainers tapped him on the back and said "you've used all your bullets". Several times. He didn't understand. Probably thinking "but I pressed R to reload!!!" Guy finally reloaded and couldn't fire again. His magazine was upside down. Took it out and put it in backwards....If this guy is defending your country, leave.
@US ARMY VET 11B 96-14 - A-7-1, Sand Hilton 1982 OSUT. 11C. Was a long time ago. Sand Hill was nice though compared to Harmony Church. They were still training in Harmony Church when I go there. Glad I was at SH.
@@dirty7red42 Hello Brother A-7-1 1981 Remember the Mortar Square? Day and Night! Eat SHIT and Sleep with it. M29A1. Yes it was a long time ago. I miss it
Everything they did was spot on. These guys are a good team, the only thing I saw was the gunner should've been bracing the bipods while the a-gunner was dropping the rounds (first team in the video). It keeps the bipod from popping in the air during firing.
Mortars. 11Charlies. The most effective killers on the battlefield. The marriage between the King and Queen of battle. Less need for clearance of fires, more effects on target. Do not fight without them. Do not under estimate them.
Yes: 13B Cannoneer in the mid-80s. Higher rate of fire a mortar us. I am glad commenters told this was an 82mm: I Googled WWII 60mm. Part of creeping barrage: my bigger brother 8-inchers kill radius 50 meters casualty 100 meters, then us 155mm, 35 meter kill radius 70 meter casualty radius, the the 120mm mortar which kinda replaced the 105mm howitzer after Viet Nam, the you 82mm guys. As attacking USA troops get closer to the target, roll off the higher caliber howitzers and enters the mortars. On thing that bothers me about D-Day in Omaha Beach us that seemed to be any fire support for smoke and such. Could not ships drill a hole with a 16" she'll in to the pill boxes?
These little things require extreme targeting skills to be effective, and as another guy mentioned below, a hell lot of carrying around (some mortars weigh up to 200kg in total), that's why we had them within armed vehicles. So, do not underestimate the need for 4 men for this op.
It's basically trillions of dollars a state-of-the-art military equipment they killed three people on the side of the Hill versus three people killing entire platoons of highly trained Soldiers with a tube.
I thought I was still watching the Irish army firing exercises, on my 3rd video then saw it was USA.. pretty happy that the Irish army are pretty much the same at mortar firing and that I didn't know the difference for a bit.
I can hear the echo spreading through the trees and back again. That wake up call when you realize, damn these things really kill. Not like the little pop of an M 16 that feels and looks like a toy. Same thing when u hear your first grenade.
Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is perfect evidence that "Airborne-types" should be locked up in the Mental Health Ward. While detained in the Nut Farm, may I solicit you for service in the Field Artillery, or have they sufficiently brain-washed you at this point?
I would love to know how many rounds two mortar teams, working in parallel like this, can fire before the first round lands and the enemy starts to shelter or disperse. That would be very interesting to know.
Depends on travel time, typically anywhere from 20-40 seconds or so from drop to impact. So figuring you could drop 15 in 20 sec x2 guns anywhere from 30 to 60 or so rounds. Now remember, a USMC mortar 81's platoon consists of 8 guns so a platoon could drop 120-240ish rounds before first impact.
Because of this weapons my father has been killed as casualty of war by wrong shot .My family has become so weak ,so I couldn't complete my study at college,😠because I couldn't pay college's fee for studying. Though I like military, 😢but now I'm the only support to my poor family💔 I🤬 heat it now. I 🤬heat this jop so much
Nityashree Ranjan Sahoo please come to United States we love the people of Indian honestly you guys are smart because you don't follow dumb ideologies and you are very smart yourself please come to America we want your people here not what Merkel did and bring in stupid people from from the Middle East we know that Asian people are very smart please come over!!!! People from Asian countries like India are tested very high in intelligence and we want that in her country please come here you will not be treated badly as long as you tell people that you are Indian and not Muslim we want you here!!! Honestly if you need a house to stay in I will give you a space to stay in we do not like Muslim people because they want to kill themselves for ideology but we love Indian people and you guys are very smart please come to the United States we want you here!!!!
what are those rings on the outside? I want to say propellent but I believe thats inside the tail section. Is it their to help guide the round down? does it expand to make a seal to help trap the gasses?
Shit, I wish we'd had two ammo bearer's when I was in mortars in the 80's lol, but just having what we had was enough to scare any foreign army back then 😆😆😆... You can leave the Mortars, but the Mortars doesn't leave you... Happy slinging guys👍👍👍... High Angle Hell...
@@fattony5331 I had my time. And while I certainly would not want to roll back the time and undo it, it's a thing of the past. But I do think everyone should at the very least try to spend some time in the military, it's a good place to be. You learn a lot. You meet a lot of people from a very different background and you get to see the world through different eyes for a change. Yes, you also meet a lot of assholes, but at the very least you eventually learn why people become assholes.
Lots of fun, but I saw some poor A-gunner technique there -- one guy was actually passing his right hand over the muzzle after releasing the round. Bad idea if you want to keep your right hand. I worked every billet in a Marine Corps mortar squad -- ammo man, a-gunner, gunner, and squad leader -- before moving over to the Fire Direction Center for my last three years in the Corps.
When I was in during the 1960's for a period of time I was FDC on the 81 mm. It wasn't fun when the damn thing misfired. One person lift the back and another person catch it when is came out.
Mortar is more primal. It doesn't get any more "primitive" and raw than this in a modern army when it comes to high precise area effect. Sure, there's quite a bit of precision aiming stuff attached, but in the end, it's still just a barrel with a trigger bolt, nothing fancy. It's just you, some sights and a barrel. No complicated locks, no high tech aiming apparatus, no IR, no radar, no computers. Just raw, pure, undiluted physics.
@@benyamingines9846 They did. And made them bigger. Fully automatic, and 120mm. For those times when you want to vaporize a target, but can't use air-dropped ordnance, the aptly named "Dragon Fire" is your weapon of choice. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Fire_(mortar)
Yay. The Herd. I was with E co 4th Bat. Bin dinh. province. Nam 70... 4 Duce. Geronimo Beach ..We did a Job on Charlie. American Mortors. Still the Fastest n Most Accurate.. SkySoldiers Rule. Hooah. MAGA.
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Mortars, the Infantryman's worst nightmare. No place to hide from indirect fire, even on a reverse slope they can drop 'em right onto your lap. Thanks for the video my friend, Semper Fi!
trenches, bunkers and bomb proofs are pretty good shelter from mortars, though they require time to construct
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Their worst nightmare is an incurable case of crabs and finding out that they got the barracks bunny who works at the local strip joint pregnant
Not to mention some of the more skilled crews are accurate to a meter
@joseph craven true, but I read somewhere that being in a trench reduces your odds from dying from indirect fire by a factor of 10, compared to being out in the open
In '68 I was FDC for a 4 deuce crew in Germany. We had a gunner fresh out of Nam, who could cradle 3 rounds in his left forearm while hanging the first round in the top of the tube. When the Commander called "Four round volley", he could drop all four rounds before the other three guns could get their first rounds off. I'll never forget that guy.
A German in Vietnam?
A German person/soldier that fought in Vietnam?
@@nicklibby3784 During the cold war the US had over 250 military bases in Germany. Even now there's still more than 40 left.
In Nam in68, That skill might be an advantage. In FRG ,I would not allow it.
My platoon Sgt in 1987 was a mortarman at Khe San in Vietnam. Said he put 3000 rounds thru his tube that month. He insisted that we know all job duties cause he ended up platoon Sgt as a LCPL (E3)
Its so interesting how relevant mortars still are. The concept and usage of mortars goes back centuries. Its like an ancient battle art.
Pretty much same with any weapon
would you care for a JAW BREAKER?
I mean, spears go back thousands of years and we still use them as bayonets on guns
@@jager4508 Imo spears in one form or another will never be obsolete as long there is close combat.
Ever since someone figured out that you could fire a cannonball out of a upsized mortar (pot) using black-powder.
Ah this was the best reminder of how I spent my late teens and twenties after high school.
cant think of a better way to spend it tbh
Me as well. Sand Hilton 1982. Was 11 C. 60mm, 81mm, then 4 deuce.
Adults put periods at the end of sentences because they have pubic hair
I spent my early through late 20s doing the same. After I went to IMLC, all I ever did was FDC, though. Few of us knew FDC and even fewer had attended IMLC. Basic gunnery for me was like asking a surgeon to dissect a frog.
@@weiren1252 you'll get there someday...
Videos like this make an old Army guy's heart beat faster.
Other soldiers: "Mortar guy says, 'what?'"
Mortar guy: "WHAT?"
👂WHAT!!???👂
😂😂pretty much. I did it for 4 years and I'm half deaf. Lol
I wore my ear plugs. 0341 and 11C. Marines and Missouri Army National Guard
Pretty much
Gotta tighten your ears like your backside lol
I was Asst. Mortarman while attached to the SEABEES in '80 plus some years. We fired the same 81mm mortars, live rounds, but non-combat, despite 4 deployments to forward operating areas. A badass weapon, indeed. Digging the base plate out was not fun.
Marine attached to Seabees right? Or were you a Seabee that learned how to fire a mortar? I’ve worked with Seabees and they were hard workers and their combat load was old even by Marine Corps standards.
@@smokeyxdaxbear97 No to both questions. I was a Fleet rated Sailor assigned (I incorrectly said attached) to a Seabee battalion that had more than one 81mm mortar team.
I'd rather dig it out then to have to hump that mofo! LOL!
There are guys that love the sound of a 50cal firing, but me? I LOVE the sounds of mortars and howitzers being fired in rapid succession. So satisfyingg
But does it sound like victory?
@@corneilusmcgillicuddy The sound of tinnitus
I was in the 24th ID in Desert Sabre(ground war Feb 24th- 28th) and during a pause in our movement we were parked next to SEVEN(!) M109's. I will never forget exiting my 113(command track) and looking at these beasts with their barrels pointed skyward and then all of a sudden WHUMP! The closest one to me fired, and then the next in line and so on until the last in line(#7) and then it was a free for all until all of them fired at will until a crescendo when every single one fired in unison...freaking AWESOME and TERIFYING at the same time!! All I kept thinking was whatever poor Iraqi soldiers are on the receiving end of this insane barrage are hating life right about now, and trying to preserve it as well.
@@corneilusmcgillicuddy see my reply above, and yes, I was in the "Victory" division, and yes it ABSOLUTELY sounded like victory, and finally - it WAS! 🫡✌️
So a mortar team consist of 5
2 firing
2 handling the bomb
and the most important person the 1 who video
Jake Doug it can be as small as 3. Gunner, A - Gunner, and Ammo man.
A gun team for a mortar is 4 guys normally. A gunner (who does not shoot but makes sure the gun is aimed correctly) An assistant gunner, who fires the rounds. an ammo bearer who is prepping the mortars (charge and fuse). and one extra person who is doing whatever needs doin. Bringing up more ammo, relaying information, adjusting sight poles, or sleeping in the vehicle. A mortar can easily be operated with as few as 2 guys but they will not be able to shoot as quickly. The main need for 4 people is the man power needed to carry the ammo and equipment for the mortar if the infantry/mortarmen are on foot over longer distances.
@Jake Doug
Usually a gunner, AG, and the ammo bearer. If you are mech, then you can get by on 2.
Wait would there be 2 ammo loads 1 aimer 1 noter and 1 fireman
Love my mortars! Shield of God for grunts down range. Much love boys!
Would love to have a multiple cams down range... Impact area
YES
I think they fired blanks or nonexplosive rounds
mashete no those were HE
no i wish they would put a hi speed cam pointed directly up sky so we could see the round track thru the air, (nobody's thinking like me, i don't get it)
@@johndoughenbro7719... Beautiful idea. I'm surprised discovery or science channel hasn't sponsored that. And my impact idea 💡💡💡
The only real disadvantage to a fixed mortar emplacement is an on the ball mortar team can triangulate the more position and provide effective counter-mortar fire.
Not without radar, but yes. Vehicle mounted is always better.
Says the legs.
@@rapid13 vehicles make hip shoots a breeze, and displacements easy, but they can also limit where the mortars can effectively engage from.
@@brockwommack1944 Well, we can’t shoot from places like a ground mounted 60 can get to, sure. But I can tell you that my 4-Deuce had no problems engaging anything from 800 to 6840 from anyplace I could park my 106.
Guess you havent been in the Army to know these suckers are mounted inside a M113 and they drive around shooting them
Imagine a row of soldiers each carrying a round of mortar, just brisk walking to the mortar and dropping them to the mortar barrel.
I think that would be very fast
You'll have to swab the bore after every 9 rounds.
it would be crazy hot as that guy before sayed.. jot steel is qeak steel
I only saw that once, during Desert Shield. The Saudi recruits had the old Vietnam-era mortar, and only two of the guys in my platoon -- me and one other -- had really used that very much, so we were detailed to give them a short intro. After some instruction, they lined up and each dropped a round, like 30 of them. And most of them ran like hell as soon as they let go. Apparently the sound was a little muted on this video, because an 81mm mortar is a cannon, and it will ring your bell when you're next to it. Don't forget your earplugs.
5:14 that sounds soooooo cool! P.S. soldiers, thank you for your service...🙂🙂🙂 and 10:12 cool rocket!
60MM 11C 6th ID 1/17th. 1988 - 1991. I love these videos. I can almost smell the cordite in the air.
I remember that training in ROTC in the early 70's. Surprisingly easy to get and remain on target. We had a target vehicle on the range and my crew as well as several others made multiple direct hits at 2k yards. Impressive weapon system. Our training exposure was so we'd understand the usefulness of mortars and mortar crews when we were to take command of units to hopefully employ them to their best results. I ended up joining the USAF, but never forgot my roots in Army ROTC.
Love the sounds of mortars firing !!
Squad V.11 looks nice
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yes,i play
Ah yes, relatable memememememememememememes
That'll make a great ring tone
YEAH
GeorgeJansen 🤙
What the hell, this doesnt taste like gatorate
Yah, but you can touch your toes with your back aching now and run faster.
Thats whats called CLP we use that to clean our weapons as lubrication protectant etc, as an 0341 Mortarman myself with the Marines i fucking love my job blowing Shìt up. Not to mention I’m in 81s platoon so shit is pretty bad ass.
@@qamyahsharalha2630 this made me jealous
I love the Ring of that mortar tube after it's fired!
Palladin
Grim Reapers bell ☠️
Imagine being a deer minding my own damn business eating plants then BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOOOOPHHHSSSHSHHHSHSHS my world starts to crumble
had one in the impact zone of our mortar live fire exercise at TBS
Rapid fire/ fire for effect mortars: Awesome delivery of hurt! Definitely a bad day for the recipients! I love mortars (ours).
what does fire effects mean ? does it mean they fire rapidly so target catch fire
baba yaga fire for effect literally means to go ahead and fire the mortar.
@7:35 worst mistake, guy almost lost his hand.
Saw it at 7:32 as well. Hand hanging over the tube after he hung it. Would have kicked him off the range right then and there. WTF? Try that shit with the 4 deuce. What a newbie mistake.
dirty7red42 I know that doing what you said is very dangerous for obvious reasons, but I think the guy was actually operating according procedure... what I think happened is the angle of the camera, that was zoomed in quite a bit, made it look like he left his hand over the tube...
That was a south korean soldier lol . Not ours guys , calm down lol
There are several channels on youtube that show "soldiers" in boot camp. One couldn't figure out why his rifle wouldn't fire until the trainers tapped him on the back and said "you've used all your bullets". Several times. He didn't understand. Probably thinking "but I pressed R to reload!!!" Guy finally reloaded and couldn't fire again. His magazine was upside down. Took it out and put it in backwards....If this guy is defending your country, leave.
HAdrian builtawall just america things
Have noisy neighbors? Here is the solution.
😂
by being noisy yourself
@@neurofiedyamato8763 no he meant to blow them right?
Mortars are noisy that's what I meant.
@@neurofiedyamato8763 ah
9:44 troop super motivated lol
Probs going deaf
@@futuretrunks3158 yeah going deaf while wearing headphones
Takes me back to my days at Ft. Benning!! 11C in the house!!
Oh, Benning...
Tree of wow anyone?
@US ARMY VET 11B 96-14 - A-7-1, Sand Hilton 1982 OSUT. 11C. Was a long time ago. Sand Hill was nice though compared to Harmony Church. They were still training in Harmony Church when I go there. Glad I was at SH.
#18thAirCorp
@@dirty7red42 Hello Brother A-7-1 1981 Remember the Mortar Square? Day and Night! Eat SHIT and Sleep with it. M29A1. Yes it was a long time ago. I miss it
Everything they did was spot on. These guys are a good team, the only thing I saw was the gunner should've been bracing the bipods while the a-gunner was dropping the rounds (first team in the video). It keeps the bipod from popping in the air during firing.
That’s just an army thing they don’t brace bipods
Mortars. 11Charlies. The most effective killers on the battlefield. The marriage between the King and Queen of battle. Less need for clearance of fires, more effects on target. Do not fight without them. Do not under estimate them.
Yes: 13B Cannoneer in the mid-80s. Higher rate of fire a mortar us. I am glad commenters told this was an 82mm: I Googled WWII 60mm.
Part of creeping barrage: my bigger brother 8-inchers kill radius 50 meters casualty 100 meters, then us 155mm, 35 meter kill radius 70 meter casualty radius, the the 120mm mortar which kinda replaced the 105mm howitzer after Viet Nam, the you 82mm guys.
As attacking USA troops get closer to the target, roll off the higher caliber howitzers and enters the mortars.
On thing that bothers me about D-Day in Omaha Beach us that seemed to be any fire support for smoke and such. Could not ships drill a hole with a 16" she'll in to the pill boxes?
Damn that would be fun. Thanks for your service gentlemen.
7:12 my NCOs would kill me if I hung a round like that, but I want to try it now
Why the F not??
well if it slides down from the slightest ground tremor(maybe nearby vehicles) then you probably face a fate worse than death.
They’re marines so it’s expected of them
Holy...
Yes, I'd find a new storage place for that grenade if you put one into a barrel like that!
In my country I probably already be in the Detention barracks for doing that
This does bring back memories. High angle hell.
Everybody gangsta til the sky starts 'splodin.
Friendship ended with Rocket launcher
Mortar is now my best friend
I wouldn't want to be where those mortar shells hit the ground
why not?
Test ur luck
My dad sent me this cuz this is what he used to do in the military. It’s bad ass
stonks
mortar stonks
STONKS
BigStonks stronk
AutisticSwedishGuy
Stonks are stronk
So cool to see the guys are either lubricating or cooling the barrel down like on the old Ships of the line
These little things require extreme targeting skills to be effective, and as another guy mentioned below, a hell lot of carrying around (some mortars weigh up to 200kg in total), that's why we had them within armed vehicles. So, do not underestimate the need for 4 men for this op.
It's basically trillions of dollars a state-of-the-art military equipment they killed three people on the side of the Hill versus three people killing entire platoons of highly trained Soldiers with a tube.
Thanks for the help boys... Looks like Charlies having a bad day
This would be great for New Year's Eve.
I thought I was still watching the Irish army firing exercises, on my 3rd video then saw it was USA.. pretty happy that the Irish army are pretty much the same at mortar firing and that I didn't know the difference for a bit.
I can hear the echo spreading through the trees and back again. That wake up call when you realize, damn these things really kill. Not like the little pop of an M 16 that feels and looks like a toy. Same thing when u hear your first grenade.
That said 5.56 is no joke
So many memories... so so many memories
Does it take Glock mags?
Ash Williams LOL, nice one.
No I think its a .223
Yes
Ash Williams sbo
bfkj
Ash Will i. M ams
Looks like a pretty awesome job being a soldier
The coolest version of bop-it. Aim it, Hang it, Fire it, Punch it, Load it up.
I can watch this all day
Great training Airborne doing doing it correct.
Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is perfect evidence that "Airborne-types" should be locked up in the Mental Health Ward. While detained in the Nut Farm, may I solicit you for service in the Field Artillery, or have they sufficiently brain-washed you at this point?
Dan Murray Nani the Nani the Nani the Nani the Nani the Nani
Not a soldier but son of a 20 yr vet. My dad is a 73yr okd ret USMC Ssgt. Says that fwoomp fwoomp of the mortar still gets his adrenaline going
6:35 watch the ground under the back of the barrel/chamber/cannon whatever it would be called
Tube. It's called a tube.
@US ARMY VET 11B 96-14 - Spot on. 11C 82-92.
@US ARMY VET 11B 96-14 I was talking about Mr_Kamikaze saying "barrel/chamber/cannon whatever it would be called"
@US ARMY VET 11B 96-14 So you're telling the the long skinny thing they drop the mortar down is the base plate? I'm skeptical that's true...
You guys have all the fun.
All I get to play with is an old double barrel shotgun.
I would love to know how many rounds two mortar teams, working in parallel like this, can fire before the first round lands and the enemy starts to shelter or disperse. That would be very interesting to know.
Depends on travel time, typically anywhere from 20-40 seconds or so from drop to impact. So figuring you could drop 15 in 20 sec x2 guns anywhere from 30 to 60 or so rounds. Now remember, a USMC mortar 81's platoon consists of 8 guns so a platoon could drop 120-240ish rounds before first impact.
Good job gentlemans 🇺🇸 Great respect 🕊️
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Because of this weapons my father has been killed as casualty of war by wrong shot .My family has become so weak ,so I couldn't complete my study at college,😠because I couldn't pay college's fee for studying.
Though I like military, 😢but now I'm the only support to my poor family💔 I🤬 heat it now.
I 🤬heat this jop so much
they are USA soldiers very courage and intelligent .I salute you from Indian army
Nityashree Ranjan Sahoo we salute you sir 🇨🇮🇺🇸
Nityashree Ranjan Sahoo please come to United States we love the people of Indian honestly you guys are smart because you don't follow dumb ideologies and you are very smart yourself please come to America we want your people here not what Merkel did and bring in stupid people from from the Middle East we know that Asian people are very smart please come over!!!! People from Asian countries like India are tested very high in intelligence and we want that in her country please come here you will not be treated badly as long as you tell people that you are Indian and not Muslim we want you here!!! Honestly if you need a house to stay in I will give you a space to stay in we do not like Muslim people because they want to kill themselves for ideology but we love Indian people and you guys are very smart please come to the United States we want you here!!!!
I belongs to Hindu religion and we Hindu people also love Christian people because they are our best friends
pegg696 I can't understand what you want to tell
Kylo Ren wow you are very damp stuid you know that war + welth= busness
2:07 so it that the official US Government issue used Gatorade bottle?🤣
I never knew you could put ear protection under those ach helmets.
Most powerfull mortar fire. Good job!
Good old 81mm!!
This is so cool!
Finally, something I can study to.
I'm starting to worry about my choices in concentration aids...
what are those rings on the outside? I want to say propellent but I believe thats inside the tail section. Is it their to help guide the round down? does it expand to make a seal to help trap the gasses?
😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
They are charges for different ranges
Love the sound of the Ma Deuce 50BMG in the background...
Hey
"Your hearing loss is not service related"
0341 my mos in the 70's semper fi!
in spanish
Shit, I wish we'd had two ammo bearer's when I was in mortars in the 80's lol, but just having what we had was enough to scare any foreign army back then 😆😆😆...
You can leave the Mortars, but the Mortars doesn't leave you...
Happy slinging guys👍👍👍... High Angle Hell...
Ditto my Brother
🇺🇸 badass team
Oh This was ilove Remember mortar fire nice exercise In Delta Force Soldiers 😊
Dig the new uniforms
Hey American military nothing better or well trained u guy's rock
Damn I wish I was 18 again, I'd join the marines.
Charlton Kekston I saw a 40 year old make it
@@fattony5331 I had my time. And while I certainly would not want to roll back the time and undo it, it's a thing of the past. But I do think everyone should at the very least try to spend some time in the military, it's a good place to be. You learn a lot. You meet a lot of people from a very different background and you get to see the world through different eyes for a change. Yes, you also meet a lot of assholes, but at the very least you eventually learn why people become assholes.
Bro that one soldier ramming those mortar bomb things back into the box like that gives me anxiety
"I GOT THIS AREA PRESSIRE FFOR MORTAR FIRE"
Beautiful work bois
As a ex mortar man myself if that was a rapid rate on the 81mm Lord knows what a slow rate looks and sounds like rest stand clear.
These mortars will still be a threat 50 years from now in enough numbers
우와 카메라 좋은거 썼당..
ㅎㅎ 옛날에 많이 해봤던거네..
The images are so beautiful.
The guy at 3:55 is good. You can't be afraid of that defective round that will kill you.
Lots of fun, but I saw some poor A-gunner technique there -- one guy was actually passing his right hand over the muzzle after releasing the round. Bad idea if you want to keep your right hand. I worked every billet in a Marine Corps mortar squad -- ammo man, a-gunner, gunner, and squad leader -- before moving over to the Fire Direction Center for my last three years in the Corps.
5:15 OH! too fast! but I can see it
When I was in during the 1960's for a period of time I was FDC on the 81 mm. It wasn't fun when the damn thing misfired. One person lift the back and another person catch it when is came out.
Still the same know
I saw your had go in front of that tube. Get to the tree of woe.
Fort Sill...
That pling noise is so fucking satisfying.
You really have to like serving the mortars. I still prefer to be in a tank as a loader ...
Mortar is more primal. It doesn't get any more "primitive" and raw than this in a modern army when it comes to high precise area effect. Sure, there's quite a bit of precision aiming stuff attached, but in the end, it's still just a barrel with a trigger bolt, nothing fancy.
It's just you, some sights and a barrel. No complicated locks, no high tech aiming apparatus, no IR, no radar, no computers. Just raw, pure, undiluted physics.
@@0x777 IT'S GREAT
"Private, that's my math teachers house."
"Yes sir"
Muito incrível.
Remember my 10 week mortor training fire 40 rounds move mortor line 2 mile fire 40 move agian ruthless up the hill down the hill 💪🦾
"2 ROUNDS, QUICK ACTION, DIRECTION AS INDICATED!!!"
What would the army do without Gatorade bottles? Its like the Easter egg in every Army video :D
At the same time, nobody in their sane mind would take a swig from a Gatorade bottle standing around in an Army compound.
EXÉRCITO BRASILEIRO E
EXÉRCITO AMERICANO 🇺🇸💕
now i know what will be my next morning alarm ringtone..
Dont those guys get back hurting by all that bending?
Joshmaen yes my back hurts after wearing that body armor xD
"a price to pay for awesomeness and freedom" -America 2018
Will they ever make them automatic😀
@@benyamingines9846
They did. And made them bigger. Fully automatic, and 120mm. For those times when you want to vaporize a target, but can't use air-dropped ordnance, the aptly named "Dragon Fire" is your weapon of choice.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Fire_(mortar)
I recall doing my platoon weapon training as a no.2.
Still doing as we did 40years ago, technology has improved with better ammunition though.
Why arnt the marines leveling the sight bubbles 😂😂😂
Bring back Fort Benning memories.😊
Ooorah...81's 2/2 weapons company
Outstanding men from 1 Para Mortars
I'm sure they're happier that you're 1 Para mortars and not 3 Para sausage jockeys!
Yay. The Herd. I was with E co 4th Bat. Bin dinh. province. Nam 70... 4 Duce. Geronimo Beach ..We did a Job on Charlie. American Mortors. Still the Fastest n Most Accurate.. SkySoldiers Rule. Hooah. MAGA.
This is how far cannons of old has come