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Brandt 60 mm LR gun-mortarlarger figure on 1 of 3
M30 mortarlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brandt 60 mm LR gun-mortar | M30 mortar |
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| Type | Mortar[source] | Mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | United States[source] |
| Designer | Edgar Brandt[source] | U.S. Chemical Warfare Service[source] |
| Shell weight | 2.2 kilograms (4.9 lb)[source] |
1.524 m (5 ft)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source5,000 metres (5,500 yd)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source250 metres per second (820 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Elevation | -11° to +75°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | Depends on mounting; up to 360°[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1951–Present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Korean War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Third Indochina War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Gulf War[source] |
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| Former operator · South Vietnam | — | South Vietnam[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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