https://www.army.mil/article/195729/armys_mortarmen_bring_firepower_to_the_infantry


위의 기사는 미국 육군 홈페이지의 10월 23일자 기사인데, 기사 자체는 그냥 미국 육군에서 100년 이상 운용하면서 보병들에게 유용한 화력지원 수단인 박격포들에 대한 간단한


기사입니다. 그런데 기사를 보다보니 현용 60mm/81mm/120mm 박격포에 대한 간단한 언급이 나오는데,


The company-used 60mm rounds can effectively hit targets more than 3,000 meters away, while battalion-used rounds can destroy targets over two times the distance 


with a larger kill radius. "81mm rounds have a maximum effective range of more than 5000 meters," said Leininger. "120mm rounds can reach more than 7000 meters 


and the kill radius spans more than 70meters in diameter."


120mm 박격포 살상반경이 대략 70m 정도 나오는군요. 더불어 미국 육군 제173 공수여단의 박격포 편제에 대해서 간단히 언급하는 부분이 있는데,


Today, within the world of mortars, there are two factions. The first is the Soldier who is attached to and embedded in the battalion's line company. Company mortar 


assets use 60 millimeter rounds for portability purposes, though the current M224 system itself still weighs 41 pounds, not including rounds. "Ideally, it's a squad of six 


paratroopers attached to a platoon or with the Company Headquarters element," said Mortar Section Sergeant, Sgt. Joshua G. Lipham from Charlie Company, 2nd 


Battalion 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade. "We are internal; another squad within whatever element we are with." Being assigned to the company level serves as a 


rite of passage for the individual mortarman. He must do his time on the line and does it willingly, for the opportunity is earned, not given. "If they've done their time in 


Headquarters and Headquarters Company and we think they would develop more on the line we send them to a 60mm section," said First Lt. Daniel J. Leininger, Mortars 


Platoon Leader of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade. "It helps career progression for the individual 


paratrooper because once they reach senior rank, they are expected to know all systems." The second faction is the battalion mortar assets constructed of an entire 


platoon with farther reaching capabilities than the company assets. "The role of the mortar platoon is to support the rest of battalion with timely and accurate indirect 


fire," said Leininger. "There is only one platoon with 81mm rounds and 120mm rounds, so we support Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Hotel Company and any other 


attached units with indirect fire support."


이렇습니다. 60mm/81mm/120mm 박격포 모두 나름대로 역할이 있군요.