| Design of 120 mm Recoiling Mortar System |
| Paper ID : 1186-IUGRC6 |
| Authors |
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Wael Elsaady1, Ossama Ramy Abde3lsalam *2, JOSEPH WILLIAM1, Ahmed Hatem1, Mahmoud Ghoneimy3 1Department of Weapons and Ammunition, Mechanical Engineering Branch, Military Technical College 2Weapons and Ammunition department, Military Technica; College. Egypt 3Department of Weapons & Ammunition, Military Technical College, |
| Abstract |
| We suggest and investigate the performance of a new design of a recoiling mortar system with the purpose of the mortar to be mounted on tracked/wheeled vehicles. Mounting of gun system on tracked/wheeled vehicles increases the gun mobility, efficiency and maneuverability. The potential outcome of the new design suggested in this paper is to reduce recoil force of the conventional 120-mm Russian mortar by the adoption of a recoiling-barrel mortar system rather than the fixed-barrel system currently existing in The Egyptian Armed Forces and many other armies all over the world. The maximum total recoil force in the mortar design suggested in this paper is predicted to be reduced by more than 75% compared to that in the traditional fixed-barrel mortar system. As a result of reducing recoil force, the mortar can be fixed on tracked/wheeled vehicles which is an international ongoing research trend that has a great interest by The Egyptian Armed Forces |
| Keywords |
| Gun recoil systems, mortar, recoil force, self-propelled guns |
| Status: Accepted |