Brandt Mle CM60A1

Brandt Mle CM60A1
Brandt Mle CM60A1
	Muzzle of a Brandt Mle CM60A1 gun-mortar (left) on an HE-60-7 turret
Type	Mortar
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1959–present
Production history
Designer	Edgar Brandt
Designed	1959
No. built	1,600+
Variants	Brandt 60 mm LR Gun-mortar
Specifications
Length	1.21 metres (48 in)
Caliber	60 millimetres (2.4 in)
Elevation	-15° to +80°
Traverse	Depends on mounting; up to 360°
Effective firing range	300 metres (330 yd) - direct fire
Maximum firing range	2,000 metres (2,200 yd) - indirect fire

The Brandt Mle CM60A1, also known as the Brandt HB 60LP, MCB-60 HB, or simply as the Brandt 60mm LP gun-mortar,^[5] is a 60 mm (2.36 in.) gun-mortar.^[4] Unlike conventional infantry mortars, it was not designed to be mounted on a bipod and a baseplate, but rather in the turrets of armoured fighting vehicles.^[6] The CM60A1 could be fired at a very low angle of elevation, giving it a dual purpose as direct fire artillery. Its hydraulic recoil mechanism reduces peak loads, allowing it to be mounted in very light armoured cars, such as the Panhard AML-60, or wheeled armoured personnel carriers, like the Panhard M3.^[4]

^ Defence Update (International). Defence Update G.m.b.H., 1984, 1984–85 Volume Collected Issues 48–58.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pretty, Ronald (1980). Jane's Weapon Systems, 1979–80 (1979 ed.). Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. pp. 313–368. ISBN 978-0-531-03299-2.
^ African Defence Journal, Issues 17–28. The Journal, 1982, Collected Issues 17–28. p. 44.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Christopher F. Foss (1976). Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1976 ed.). Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. pp. 211–218. ISBN 0-354-01022-0.
^ Interconair Armies & Weapons, Collected Issues 40-49. Interconair Media Group, 1978 p. 45-60.
^ "Cavalry Mortars — A Better Way". Armor magazine. Fort Knox, Kentucky: US Army Armor Center: 17–22. September–October 1995.

[Update-1] Defence Update (International). Defence Update G.m.b.H., 1984, 1984–85 Volume Collected Issues 48–58.

[Jane1-2] Pretty, Ronald (1980). Jane's Weapon Systems, 1979–80 (1979 ed.). Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. pp. 313–368. ISBN 978-0-531-03299-2.

[ADJ1-3] African Defence Journal, Issues 17–28. The Journal, 1982, Collected Issues 17–28. p. 44.

[Jane2-4] Christopher F. Foss (1976). Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1976 ed.). Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. pp. 211–218. ISBN 0-354-01022-0.

[AW-5] Interconair Armies & Weapons, Collected Issues 40-49. Interconair Media Group, 1978 p. 45-60.

[Knox-6] "Cavalry Mortars — A Better Way". Armor magazine. Fort Knox, Kentucky: US Army Armor Center: 17–22. September–October 1995.

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