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ML-2 IN MORTAR 8*
ABL 51
N° 0142
Includes Transit Crate
The ML 2 inch Mortar was a British mortar used throughout the Second World War and continued in service until about 1981. The ML 2 inch Mortar went through various modifications, but generally was a steel tube barrel 356 mm long, increased to 543 mm long in the later models, a breach piece and a spade, and had a maximum range of 480 meters.
The first production version was the Ordnance, ML 2-inch Mortar Mk II (ML for muzzle loading), but this was only the first of a long string of marks and sub-marks. In basic terms there were two types of 2-inch Mortar, One was the pure infantry version, which was a simple barrel with a small base-plate and a trigger mechanism to fire the bomb after loading. The second type was meant for use on Bren Gun or Universal Carriers and had a much larger base-plate and a more complicated aiming system.
