Mortier 81 LLR

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Mortar 81mm LLR of the 2 e Régiment étranger d'infanterie at a demonstration.

The Mortier 81 mm LLR is an 81 mm caliber mortar used by the French army . The current version has been produced by the French armaments company TDA Armements since 1997 .

Its official name is: "  Mortier de 81mm long renforcé modèle F1  " (Mon 81 LLR F1). The mortar group (groupe mortier) in each of the fourth platoons of the infantry companies wields two mortars. The Véhicule de l'avant blindé VAB mortier serves as the towing vehicle

Mortar 81 LC du des 2 e régiment étranger de parachutistes (REP) in 1978 at the Battle of Kolwezi

Three different versions have been produced since 1961:

  • Mortier 81mm LC (Léger court), with a tube length of 1.15 m;
  • Mortier 81mm LL (Léger long), with a pipe length of 1.55 m;
  • Mortier 81mm LLR (Léger long renforcé), version for the parachute troops with a tube length of 1.55 m.

Ammunition types :

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→ see also: Equipment of the French Army (from 2016)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mortier MO81 LLR [1] TDA Armements. Accessed March 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mortier 81 mm LLR [2] July 30, 2013

Web links

  • [3] Last shot of the 110 RI with the Mortier 81mm LL on youtube