ML 3-inch mortar

Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar
Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar
	Canadian 3-inch mortar team, training post war
Type	Mortar
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
Used by	See Users
Wars	Second World War; Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948; 1948 Arab–Israeli War; Korean War; Suez Crisis; Sino-Indian War; Nigerian Civil War; Soviet-Afghan War
Production history
Designed	1930s
Specifications
Mass	Base plate/sight: 37 lb (17 kg); Barrel/spares: 34 lb (15 kg); Bipod: 44.5 lb (20.2 kg); Total: 115.5 lb (52.4 kg);
Length	4 ft 3 in (1.3 m)
Barrel length	3 ft 11 in (1.19 m)
Shell	Bomb 10 lb (4.5 kg)
Calibre	3.21 in (81.5 mm)
Elevation	+45° to +80°
Traverse	11°
Muzzle velocity	650 ft/s (200 m/s)
Maximum firing range	Mk.II: 1,600 yd (1,500 m); Mk.II LR: 2,800 yd (2,600 m)

The Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar was the United Kingdom's standard mortar used by the British Army from the early 1930s to the late 1960s, superseding the Stokes mortar. Initially handicapped by its short range compared to similar Second World War mortars, improvements of the propellant charges enabled it to be used with great satisfaction by various armies of the British Empire and of the Commonwealth.

^ Gates, Scott; Roy, Kaushik (2014). Unconventional Warfare in South Asia: Shadow Warriors and Counterinsurgency (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-138-25298-1.
^ Varble, Derek (25 March 2003). The Suez Crisis 1956. Essential Histories 49. Osprey Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-84176-418-4.
^ Subramanian, L.N. (November–December 2000). "The Battle of Chushul". Bharat Rakshak Monitor. 3 (3). Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
^ ^a ^b Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-668-03817-1. OCLC 2067459.

[PAK-1] Gates, Scott; Roy, Kaushik (2014). Unconventional Warfare in South Asia: Shadow Warriors and Counterinsurgency (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-138-25298-1.

[2] Varble, Derek (25 March 2003). The Suez Crisis 1956. Essential Histories 49. Osprey Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-84176-418-4.

[India-3] Subramanian, L.N. (November–December 2000). "The Battle of Chushul". Bharat Rakshak Monitor. 3 (3). Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2007.

[:0-4] Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-668-03817-1. OCLC 2067459.

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