Mortars will still play an important roll in modern warfare. This paper describes a unique way of setting up a mortar with minimum of extra equipment. A mortar can be set-up, by using the current mechanical mortar sight and a prismatic mirror with a bearing sensor. This concept focuses directly on one of the most cumbersome aspects of a mortar set-up, namely the use of aiming posts. The prismatic mirror and bearing dials is described as well as the required setup procedures. The measurement of effectiveness, of a mortar system, showed that the concept has many advantages.
Reference:
De Villiers, D 2008. Improved mortar setup technique. Force Protection in the 21st century, Land Warfare Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 27 - 31 October 2008, pp 273-278
De Villiers, D. (2008). Improved mortar setup technique. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4036
De Villiers, D. "Improved mortar setup technique." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4036
De Villiers D, Improved mortar setup technique; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4036 .
