China Test Fires Vehicle Mounted Rapid Fire Mortars

[Zarvan]

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Soldiers drive their Type PCP001 82mm Vehicle-mounted Rapid Fire Mortars toward battle positions during a live-fire test on June 10, 2016, China Mil Online reported Sunday.

A mechanized regiment assigned to the airborne troops under the PLA Air Force conducted a live-fire test on its Type PCP001 82mm Vehicle-mounted Rapid Fire Mortars in an undisclosed area in the Plateau of northwest China on June 10, 2016.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/16...hicle_Mounted_Rapid_Fire_Mortars#.V18BUyNRXqA

 

[Green Angel]

Well-done CHINA...Congratulations....

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

is there a benefit compared to rpg/rr rifles etc?

same as
above?

 

[Beast]

is there a benefit compared to rpg/rr rifles etc?

same as
above?

You are comparing Apple to orange.

Looking at the barrel length, I am sure it can hit target more than 5000m away. Can RPG or rifle do that?

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

You are comparing Apple to orange.

Looking at the barrel length, I am sure it can hit target more than 5000m away. Can RPG or rifle do that?

bhai jaan, I havent a clue that's why I axed!

 

[Sage]

You are comparing Apple to orange.

Looking at the barrel length, I am sure it can hit target more than 5000m away. Can RPG or rifle do that?

Awesome ...search its video and post the link here ...

 

[jhungary]

is there a benefit compared to rpg/rr rifles etc?

same as
above?

Mortar or Mobile Mortar is different than RPG or Recoilless Rifle, Mortar is an indirect-fire support weapon, which you use on non-LOS target (usually to engage defilade position), RPG or RR is a direct support weapon, which you engage target that's within your LOS.

Also, since the trajectory of Mortar and RPG/RR are quite different (One is by plunging fire, the other with direct parabolic action) Mortar cannot be used to engage armored target, usually against fixed position, while RPG/RR usually can be used on both.

Firepower wise, the mortar usually have a larger detonation/blast radius, because it does not house propulsion unit.

You are comparing Apple to orange.

Looking at the barrel length, I am sure it can hit target more than 5000m away. Can RPG or rifle do that?

Recoilless Rifle do go up to 6000 meters max range.

SPG-9 goes up to 6100 meters where US made M-67 goes up to 2500 to 3000 meters range.

 

[franklin]

Is it a mortar or mortar/howitzer. The angle of fire is more lok a howitzer

 

[Penguin]

Soldiers drive their Type PCP001 82mm Vehicle-mounted Rapid Fire Mortars toward battle positions during a live-fire test

This clearly is direct rather than indirect fire.


A soldier loads bombs onto a Type PCP001

Looks a lot like the Russian 2B9 Vasilek (max range 4,270 meters)

 

[CCP]

 

[yantong1980]

I already got my answer here. Thank a lot, Zarvan.