Mobile mortar firing unit

Abstract

The mobile unit makes it possible to fire a plurality of shots rapidly, and to leave the firing location immediately afterwards. The unit includes a carrier vehicle (1), a mortar (2) mounted via an articulation unit (4) on a base plate (6). Means are provided for rapidly setting the base plate on the ground so as to rest thereon during shooting. The aforesaid means may pull up the aforesaid plate so that the vehicle may move away rapidly from the shooting location. The primary object of these means is to provide the carrier vehicle with a retractable suspension which makes it possible to lower the vehicle to the ground. An elastic connection (8) is provided between the base plate (6) and the frame (7) of the carrier vehicle to provide for relative movement between the assembly made up of the mortar and the base plate on the one hand, and the frame, on the other hand. The aforesaid invention is of interest to military vehicle manufacturers.

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