It has a spring-type shock absorber to absorb the shock of recoil in firing. The M224 60mm mortar replaced the older (WWII era) M2 and M19, 60mm Mortars.

Chinese armored personnel carriers participated in war games in Chebarkul on 17 August 2007. Ukrainian Army has said they found a Chinese-made 60-mm mortar bomb in the possession of Russian forces.

Revealing the ancient Chinese secret of sticky rice mortar Date: June 1, 2010 ... Their research identified amylopectin, a type of polysaccharide, or complex carbohydrate, ...

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines and injured seven more during mountain warfare training in Nevada’s high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately ...

March 19, 2013— -- Seven Marines were killed and at least eight others were injured when a powerful 60mm mortar exploded in a tube during a training exercise in Nevada, the Marines said today.

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — A mortar shell explosion killed eight Marines and injured a half-dozen more during mountain warfare training in Nevada’s high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately ...

Mortar shell hits Chinese embassy in Syria, 1 injured 0 Comment(s) Print E-mail Xinhua, September 30, 2013 Adjust font size: ...

We had the opportunity to watch a test fire drill the other night of the 60mm mortar team shooting illumination rounds and Mk-19 40mm grenade launcher gunners firing at a berm in front of our ...

In February, the Anniston Army Depot Small Arms Repair Facility ramped up production of 60mm mortar tubes for a foreign military sales mission. Depot overhauls 60mm mortars for FMS By Mrs ...