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<div style="float:left;margin:0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0;">[[File:160mm Mortar M1943 003.jpg|150px]]</div> The '''SB-160''' | <div style="float:left;margin:0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0;">[[File:160mm Mortar M1943 003.jpg|150px]]</div> The '''SB-160''' is a 160mm {{wp|caliber}} heavy {{wp|Mortar (weapon)|mortar}} manufactured in [[Menghe]]. It is a license-produced copy of the [[Federation of Socialist Republics|Letnevian]] M42 mortar system, with minor weight-saving modifications to the towing carriage. It is one of the heaviest operational mortar systems in [[Septentrion]], with an impressive explosive payload but a modest range and rate of fire. A single towed SB-160 requires a crew of 8 men, consisting of a commander, gunner, a two loaders, and four additional ammunition handlers, who also help move the weapon into position. Properly digging the baseplate into the ground can take as long as 15-20 minutes, precluding shoot-and-scoot operations. Each battery consists of six mortars in two firing platoons (or ''sampojo''), with three batteries in each heavy mortar battalion. ('''[[SB-160|See more...]]''') | ||
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The SB-160 is a 160mm caliber heavy mortar manufactured in Menghe. It is a license-produced copy of the Letnevian M42 mortar system, with minor weight-saving modifications to the towing carriage. It is one of the heaviest operational mortar systems in Septentrion, with an impressive explosive payload but a modest range and rate of fire. A single towed SB-160 requires a crew of 8 men, consisting of a commander, gunner, a two loaders, and four additional ammunition handlers, who also help move the weapon into position. Properly digging the baseplate into the ground can take as long as 15-20 minutes, precluding shoot-and-scoot operations. Each battery consists of six mortars in two firing platoons (or sampojo), with three batteries in each heavy mortar battalion. (See more...)
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