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The M1064
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mortar carrier
A mortar carrier, or self-propelled mortar, is a self-propelled artillery piece in which a mortar is the primary weapon. Simpler vehicles carry a standard infantry mortar while in more complex vehicles the mortar is fully integrated into the ...
is an American vehicle, consisting of the M121 mortar – a version of the M120 mortar
The Soltam K6 is a 120 mm (4.75 inch) mortar that was developed by Soltam Systems of Israel. It is the long-range version of the Soltam K5 and has replaced older systems, such as the M30, in several armies including the United States Army. ...
– mounted on an M113 chassis. The M1287 Mortar Carrier Vehicle will replace the M1064 in U.S. Army service.
Design
The design consists of the M298 Cannon, M191 Bipod, M9 Baseplate, and the Carrier Adaptation Kit. With the use of an auxiliary M9 Baseplate and extension feet for the M191 Bipod, the M121 can be dismounted from the vehicle and emplaced for ground-mounted operations. The first M1064s were converted fromM106 mortar carrier
The M106 mortar carrier (full designation: Carrier, Mortar, 107 mm, Self-propelled) was a tracked, self-propelled artillery vehicle in service with the United States Army. It was designed to provide artillery support to mechanized infantry battal ...
s, whose 107 mm mortars had been replaced by the 120 mm mortars.
Operators
Current operators
* : 36 M1064A3. * : 12 M1064A3 ordered in 1995 and delivered in 1997. * : 1076 M120/M1064A3 IsraelGallery
See also
*M1129 Mortar Carrier
The M1129 Mortar Carrier is an 8×8 wheeled armored mortar carrier of the Stryker family of combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems. It is in use with the United States Army. Models with the double V-hull upgrade are known as th ...
, U.S. Army mortar carrier based on Stryker
* XM1204 Non-Line-of-Sight Mortar
The Manned Ground Vehicles (MGV) was a family of lighter and more transportable ground vehicles developed by BAE Systems and General Dynamics as part of the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. The MGV program was intended as a success ...
, U.S. Army Future Combat Systems mortar carrier canceled in 2009
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*Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier
A huge number of M113 Armored Personnel Carrier variants have been created, ranging from infantry carriers to nuclear missile carriers. The M113 armored personnel carrier has become one of the most prolific armored vehicles of the second half of ...
Military vehicles of the United States
Tracked mortars
Military vehicles introduced in the 1990s