The M2 4.2-inch mortar was a U.S. rifled 4.2-inch (107 mm) mortar used during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It entered service in 1943. It was nicknamed the …

The M30 106.7 mm (4.2 inch, or "Four-deuce") heavy mortar is an American rifled, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to infantry units. …

With a good rate of fire and a hefty punch, the 4.2-inch chemical mortar was an unsung weapon of the U.S. Army in World War II. In the last days of March 1945, a soldier named Carl Getzel sat …

The M2 4.2 inch Mortar was a U.S. rifled 4.2-inch (107-mm) mortar used during the Second World War and the Korean War. It entered service in 1943. It was nicknamed the "Goon Gun" (from …

On Easter Sunday of April 1945, 42 mortar gun-boats were among craft that led the way to the landing beach at Okinawa. 126 mortars laid down 28,000 shells over a strip 5½ miles long and …

The overall malfunction record of 4.2" mortar ammunition during World War II was considered generally good. Of the approximately four million rounds expended both in training and in …

The M2 4.2-inch mortar was a U.S. rifled 4.2-inch (107 mm) mortar used during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It entered service in 1943. It was nicknamed the …

A 4.2 inch M2 mortar crew, members of reconstituted Task Force Smith's 21st Infantry Regiment, fires on attacking North Korean 4th Division assault troops near Chochiwan, 11 July 1950. …

Sep 13, 2016 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the M2 4.2-inch (Goon Gun) Rifled Infantry Mortar Weapon including pictures.

The Ordnance ML 4.2-inch mortar was a heavy mortar used by the British Army during and after World War II. The 4.2 in (110 mm) mortar was a smooth-bore weapon of the Stokes pattern …