2" carrier mortar info

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Originally posted by WOODBEAVER6
Does anyone have a few pics of the 2" mortar mounted in a carrier?

I have an unmodified T16 and will be looking at doing a repro mount at some point if I can get some decent pics
Kration

All I have in my archives is a pic of an Australian carrier with an Ordnance, ML Mortar, 3 inch that appears ready to be fired, however, according to Chris Bishop's Encyclopaedia of Weapons of World war II, the mortar was never fired from the carrier. On page 194 it states:

"The usual method of getting the weapon into action was pack carriage in three loads by men, but the mechanized battalions carried their weapons on specially equipped Universal Carriers. On these the mortar was carried on the back of the vehicle ready to be assembled for normal ground use; it was not fired from the Carrier. The Carrier also had stowage for the ammunition."

The mortar in the pic definitely looks like it is ready to be fired from the Carrier. Perhaps another member of MLU can shed some light on this.

CHIMO!