[oztankboy]

Hi there!

Well the photo of the carrier with the 3" motar is an Australian LP2. The reference you quoted I will bet was more of a general reference to what was the practice with the British UC. To say "the mortar was never fired from the carrier" I think is a rather bold statement. I do know from one report I read it said fireing the mortar when on the move it prooved impossabe to achieve any accuracy. So the carrier had to be stationary to fire.

The pictures 1 would most likely be a trails set up leeding to the development to a dedicated 3" Mortar Carrier (see photo) that did have a production run of a few hundred.

But once the run was finished the powers to be decided they did not want them anymore so they were never issued and were shipped overseas for defence aid. China was the alledged recipient.

Phil...