Pennsylvania Military Museum - Mortars / 01 US M2 4.2 Inch Chemical Mortar
Bill Maloney
3/21/2011

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01 US M2 4.2 Inch Chemical Mortar

01 US M2 4.2 Inch Chemical Mortar

US M2 4.2 Inch Chemical Mortar

US M30 4.2 Inch Mortar
Another M2 4.2 inch Mortar at the Watervliet Arsenal Museum in Watervliet, NY

Caliber: 4.2 inches / 107mm
Action: Muzzle Loaded, Automatic
Muzzle Velocity: 840fps
Range: 5,630 yds
Weight of Round - HE - 24.4lbs, Smoke - 25.5 lbs, Chemical - 28.6lbs
Rate of fire - 5 rounds per minute sustained, 20 rounds per minute, rapid fire
Barrel Length: 4 feet (Rifled)
Weight: 330 lbs
Year Built: 1928