TM 9-1015-215-30 STANDARD ASSEMBLY ROTATOR ASSEMBLY MORTAR BRIDGE BASEPLATE ASSEMBLY 1-8. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR COMPONENTS. M30 MORTAR CANNON. Fires ammunition and controls the direction of the projectile flight path. M53 SERIES SIGHTUNIT. Sighting device used to lay the mortar. © M24A1 MORTAR MOUNT. Composed of standard assembly, bridge assembly, mortar baseplate, and rotator assembly, which assists in absorbing the forces of recoil and provides the mechanisms for elevating and traversing the weapon. 1-9. EQUIPMENT DATA. See TM 9-1015-215-10. b. Do not drop the cannon as this will likely: (1) Dent the tube or cause it to be out-of-round. 1-10. SAFETY, CARE, AND HANDLING. (2) Damage the shock absorbers. (3) Damage or break the coupling and sight mount assembly. c. Keep the standard assembly in the low range a.
DesignationTM 9-1015-215-30
EditionJan 1984
StatusSuperseded
Pages116
FunctionFires
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)