Marines Fire 120mm Mortar & M777 Howitzer

Gulf Battery 2nd Battalion 11th Marines part of battalion landing team 2/5 in support of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fire artillery rounds fro an M777A2 Howitzer. This training exercise held in the Republic of Korea. The Artillery crew is training to put effective accurate rounds down range in support of Infantry Marines in the field.
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Credit: Cpl. Eric Waddell | American Forces Network Okinawa

[@petergrymkowski8509]

They all work in unison with each other truly amazing. May all those who are in service make it home safely

[@znome8500]

Factory workers work in unison too😂😂😂what’s your point?

[@znome8500]

@@sjsm6677 pay respect?😂😂😂 I already did through taxes u dumb fuck. The only respect they get from me is a deployment to the Middle East right Now to die for my OIL. Prices are too high.🤝🚬🌑👖

[@Ryan-wu1oi]

Someone needs to defend South Korea and Israel! One day you'll hear war with Iran has started, and it would have nothing to do with our safety and or freedom.

[@plainguy4996]

Endless preparations of a mortar that transforms into a howitzer.

[@mariebelleescritora3829]

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[@mdsjjjyjgkffi3071]

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[@user-cl7mh9ok8v]

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[@user-cl7mh9ok8v]

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[@fluffymyato3334]

4:14 after proper care and attention, the 120mm mortar grew up to be a 155mm artillery gun

[@franceskryl7433]

Thank you for showing us so many great videos. I love seeing what you do. Excellent training and your strength as Marines and a lot more. You will always win.

[@fredselbman3319]

Nice, as a former 0341, I used the 81mm Mortars and the M-2 60mm Mortars, 79-83

[@terranceperkins9656]

I use to do Civil War Living history and our unit had a 1841 6 pounder. It was deadly with solid shot and grape but it took a while between shots. These cannon cockers have it down pat.

[@Mikeschmidt61]

Things have changed, was in 1st Mar. Div. 2/11, catkiller/Forward Observer Vietnam for 155mm and 175mm

[@crime_smasher0626]

Thank you for your service did you manage to see a North Vietnamese Soldier in person? and is it true that they are Chinese or Soviet Soldier fighting besides North Vietnam

[@user-ed6cf2ib7d]

มีอะไรให้ผมช่วยบอกได้เลยคับ

[@ConstantineJoseph]

Nice burst rate firing. Also after the firing, comes to fun part, the cleaning!

[@mrrobertwolfiii1079]

You all are bigger and more realistic out of the box.

[@KillrMillr7]

Man, we'd be cranking out 2-3 rounds by the time those guys put out one. I know they prolly had to make it look good, double checking everything, but they're slow. In my day, we used 3 howitzers, interchanging for different missions. M101 105mm, M114 pig 155mm, then the M198 155mm. Best and fastest was the pig cuz you could slap fire it without the lanyard, it took practice to get good, but very dangerous. Rah

[@AbdulKhaliq-op4dm]

Xx

[@vincegedeon6583]

Takes days to get that mortal set and it didn't fire 🤪🤣

[@alexprokhorov407]

I've never seen so many portolets in the battlefield! Smells like Cali

[@jamesmayo3827]

Since when does a morter turn into a howitzer, that was amazing.

[@archangel13]

Lol. In the title of the video it said 120mm mortar AND howitzer.

[@mcbreeze1983]

@@archangel13 r/wooosh

[@whomagoose6897]

The difference between mortars and artillery. Is that mortars are high angle of fire. Require far less people than artillery batteries, notice only four people on the mortar. One artillery cannon will have no less than eight per artillery gun. There is a whole crew that does nothing but determine what deflection and range for the large artillery gun crews. There is even a crew of people that do nothing but atmospherics for the artillery gun to get on extreme long distances. The shell flies at a flatter trajectory. I worked on the M-30, 4.2" (107mm) diameter mortar that was the predecessor to this M-120, 120mm mortar. I was a an 11C mortar crewman in the US Army for seven years. The max range of the old four-deuce was 4800 meters. Almost three miles. Artillery goes up to and maybe beyond 25 miles. All at a flatter trajectory than mortar shell shoot. You only need one guy to determine the deflection and range to target with mortar. Usually there are two computation specialists to cross check each other for accuracy of data. Big difference between artillery and mortars.

[@lestermount3287]

We had a somewhat similar weapon called the howater with smaller wheels and we had to dig a hole to get elevation the last time I saw one was around 1968.

[@phillipchavez755]

That's what I thought

[@duuurs]

anyone else want one of those jeeps BADLY?

[@SirMandorallen]

Drew Chamberlain YES

[@samsunggalaxyj7prime35]

Drew Chamberlain bio

[@crashnburn586]

That's to many guys to fire that. Cant they simplify better than that. What year is this.

[@hansandhispanzerfaust6236]

I want a tank

[@willijin6594]

She has a beautiful voice. Lovely.

[@robertsontsosie9058]

Train hard Marines, never mind the all experts saying you all too slow, I was 0311 (Infantry), and we always appreciated some artillery/mortar support

[@P0c0man8U]

Err...guys.....I think the enemy finished lunch already😏👉......

[@HalfKaztBoy]

6:30 aaaagghhhhhhh

[@user-xd1ql5lg6z]

Бьют по моим мирам и раковым клеткам, любителям блокировок , бьют по различным группировкам, перекрывающим мне энергетические потоки. И будут бить пока все не удалят. Благодарю вас, воины.

[@knightlykin1499]

Artillery is much cheaper to use and just as effective as airstrikes in my opinion. I was learning about how Somalia's army coped without air support. It was largely through artillery barrages to eliminate Al Shabaab.

[@knightlykin1499]

@Jeff Rogers My MOS was suppose to be artillery. But I was PDQ'd from kidney stones. But yeah I agree, you have to be smart to do artillery. My recruiter said I'd have to take some crazy mathematical tests since we would need to hammer enemy positions accurately as to prevent accidental collateral damage. But yeah that's how many strong empires won wars, was artillery. The Persians rained thousands of arrows on Greek resistance. The Aztecs bombarded enemy empires with atlatl darts, arrows, and slings. The Romans with their ballistas, the Anglo's with their catapults etc.

[@accradogshow2902]

Are you serious? Who told you al shabaab is defeated? The bombed Kenya last in January 2019. They bombed Somalia in February 2019. They are active and more successful now than ever.

[@geodes6722]

Artillery also is pretty much all weather and does not have a limited “loiter time” like aircraft do. Plus you have a much wider choice of warheads at your almost immediate disposal. Each has their pluses and minuses but both are almost a necessity in combat.

[@DEPUTYVETERANARMY82]

Field artillery no matter what branch your in. Ft silll all day great video brother

[@gunchief0811]

Heck yeah baby. That RED LEG! Ft. will O.K. Marine battery class of November 1985. (1st ever Marine battery graduation at Ft. Sill).

[@oldigger7060]

The video title refers to marines "firing" 120 mm mortar. That weapon is scary! The one round "fired" was not only invisible, but it was silent as well. What hope would you have against such a weapon?

[@vitaliyjuterbog8912]

I understand the choices are pucker up, or shit yourself a little.

[@ms.annthrope415]

Everytime I saw a mortar being fired, it went "boomfff." A soft, muffled boomfff. When I was in army officers training we fired the 81 mm mortar. No it didn't go "booom,fff" it went BANG! that's why you drop the round and keep moving down so your head and body is below the tube mouth to go below the concussion as if fires.

[@oldigger7060]

@@ms.annthrope415 My comment was very much tongue in cheek! I have in fact fired old British pattern 3" mortars during a stint as a reservist in the Australian Army in the 60s. They didn't have anything like the power of the 81, but they still made quite a bang. In fact, we had to wear old WW2 vintage helmets (the wide flattish brimmed ones) and we were required to fix the chin straps behind our necks, as we were warned of the possibility of broken necks from the muzzle blast if we ducked too late!

[@marc2638]

120mm mortar finding its target that target is no more,,,, all you'll see if your lucky is pink mist if it was a human target not a hard target

[@user-zz7vg6fd2f]

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[@kevinfidler6287]

The best part is when the 120mm mortar instantly transforms into a 155mm howitzer.

[@tomcline5631]

That was disappointing,all that fiddling around and they mimed firing a mortor round! At least the cannon cockers actually put a couple down range.

[@danielrobinson3079]

Little tents for the recorder and for the rain that's cute we just got soaked..

[@slit4659]

The Enemy went to Baskin and Robbins and Back while these Mortar Guys were FUCKING AROUND.

[@collinwoodard5116]

Nothing pisses me off more than when people dont have their helmet on straight😂

[@zaab-yaoh9302]

Why? It’s been in style for like past 80 years in the US military. Plus these dudes are gun bunnies, they ain’t taking no sniper fire lmao. You must be a POG

[@wazzyman2875]

Every Brother deserve a Good Beer!! Peace

[@John-oq5xj]

120mm of freedom

[@buckappel6835]

A lot more safety precautions now then when we did this in 67. Probably a good thing. Fuses on 55 rounds look different. Rammer is curved, ours were straight. Verifying the info before firing another good idea. We never took the time to swab our the bore after each round which was another dangerous maneuver.

[@geodes6722]

I did not see them putting a primer on the breechblock like we did in the past. Maybe I missed it or they are electrically primed now. Anyone know?

[@christophertrynchy8585]

@@geodes6722 primers are in a magazine, can either refill the magazine on the fly during a big method, or just swap mags.

[@geodes6722]

@@christophertrynchy8585 In the past on the 155, 8” and 175mm, the primer was inserted into a hole in the breech after the breech block was closed. The lanyard was then attached and pulled to fire the weapons. The 105mm M101 and the 102 used the semi fixed rounds and the primer was part of the metal case almost like with a conventional pistol or rifle cartridge. Times change!

[@herbalrejo]

Good job

[@javcaves2693]

3:02 tactical shitter!!

[@garynelson9538]

@3:10 a guy from OpFour is DiddyBopping to those same tactical shitters.

[@leonjohnson3614]

Too slow

[@drew65sep]

I assume that those vehicles are some sort of actual Jeep? Or are they like that Mahindra Roxor thing that just has a Jeep body on it? Those are badass.

[@brianfoley3925]

"Let me see...the "O" Club is thataway at about 6,500 meters...so I need to get this pointed....."

[@696969640]

at 2.00 lol all the potter potties marines suppose to be like bears and crap in the woods lol

[@kris1931]

What is the little truck they're using?

[@russtmn1609]

Great job, guys!)

[@jc.938]

It would be cool to see where they landed at too!

[@timmytunner4209]

That’s what I’m saying that’s crazy how they think you didn’t see the guy load air into that mortar tube

[@kwakusafari9639]

How long does it take you to deploy your mortar’s? Am64 but can still be active than these guys in action ✋🏾

[@lorenzochavez9291]

Tf was that cut off from the first clip???

[@moachangki]

Americans are strange, they can clone even 105mm mortar to 155mm howitzer in few minutes.

[@dannyphelps9009]

That my friends are a true BAD ASS!!!!!!!

[@johnharris7353]

Cool, cool,cool!

[@mrrobertwolfiii1079]

Good Job

[@mantia39]

That must be some major explosive boom-BOOM powder in that little bag in order to shoot that 155 round that far.

[@thomasjacob9225]

Good👍 Teemworking and I'm so excited for your support of the Hardworking and Timings

[@goldenbeardofficial8541]

i have a question for an expert to answer. why when they fire a cannon we hear 2 explosions? not right next to it.. but. we had war when i was a kid and thats what we heard

[@Levelworm]

That's a hell lot of goodwill.

[@winstonsmith8441]

Do they know how to use that sight?

[@quincyamazingness7959]

What's Up US Marines US Army Very Manly & Very Charming I highly admire brave souls Godspeed 🇺🇸 🍁✡️

[@harness84_29]

What is the range on the howitzer? Anyone know

[@zikryazmain2240]

Is it going to rain today?

[@forcesightknight]

When did we start using a 120mm mortar.

[@pankajpankaj7041]

they dont show the detail of angle of elevation of motor

[@TheDustysix]

I read that the Corps is dropping the 120 mortar. True?

[@Armoredarthur]

Started with mortar ends with howitzer. Some really bad camera work and editing

[@vanessaparker6232]

Shocking.

[@brinbargy3325]

6 mins of my life i'll never get back

[@krissvector7016]

@@brinbargy3325 don’t watch it then. Lol

[@lomparti]

What was that cute little one they were playing with at the beginning? lol

[@knightlykin1499]

Trust. May be little. Far from cute. Those things will leave a battlefield looking like the moon with all the craters it'll cause.

[@gerardojr.hurtado3179]

I think he was talking about the jeep looking vehicles

[@tommytuco9505]

I don't believe troops hear incoming mortar rounds nearly as well as artillery, so I wouldn't laugh

[@whomagoose6897]

@@gerardojr.hurtado3179 That "jeep" thing is something that only the US Marines use. I have no idea about any military vehicles anymore. I used that big piece o'crap called the Gamma Goat back in my US Army days. It was the infamous M-561 Gamma Goat that was the biggest ever piece o'crap ever. A six wheeled truck that was supposed to float, it didn't. Articulated in the middle. Did I say it was a piece of crap yet?

[@garbanzobeans2447]

What's the red thing for at 1:36 ? Like a lapping ring or something?

[@whomagoose6897]

That's called a bore sight that is used to align the cannon with the aiming optic that you see on the left side of the gun tube. When properly aligned the gunner position aims the optic at a set of poles, called aiming stakes, as a reference point. That reference point is always 2800 NATO Mil-radians. Standard Mil-radians are 3283 in a circle. A circle of NATO Mil-radians is 6400 Mil-radians. The computation specialists change direction of the forward observer into the direction of the target. Both directions originate from the position of the guns. Then a map is used to get range to target. Using a charge manual to get the angles needed in the gun tube and number of charges to get on target at the desired range. The guns are always aimed in the likely direction of possible targets. The actual Mil-radian direction is changed to 2800 Mils as a reference point to work with to get the gun cannon aimed at a target you cannot see. My MOS job in the US Army was 11C for seven years. I worked on the predecessor mortar to this 120mm mortar. The M-30, 4.2" (four-deuce) mortar. Metric size was 107mm. The old four-deuce was a rifled cannon with rifled shells. This 120mm mortar is a smooth bore cannon. With fin stabilized shells. Had 42 charges based in 1/8ths increments. These block style charges used today are easy.

[@garbanzobeans2447]

@@whomagoose6897 Oh wow! Thanks for the detailed post. Tbh, a little of that went over my head, but interesting nonetheless!

[@whomagoose6897]

@@garbanzobeans2447 It's just like zeroing your rifle. Which makes the point of aim match the path of the bullet at a desired distance. Usually 100 yards or 100 meters.

[@lexusmark1]

having a little trouble laying that tube?

[@jacobsteele7138]

Don't ask don't tell is in charge of the clip board. Makes sense.

[@badbotchdown9845]

The pusher on howitzer crew should sleeping good during the night

[@sheelmirji5494]

What is the range in Kms ?

[@jamesbulliard1662]

takes forever , lots of guys standing around

[@loganteodoro2885]

At 1:30, a marine screws of red thing into the barrel. Is that a bore sight? All of your procedures seem very similar to our artillery. And at some point in our pre-firing checks we use a bore sight to verify the site. It almost looks like that's what they were doing. Can anyone confirm?

[@GIGUNS-0341]

Wpns Co. 2/3 81mm's We had rounds down range while these guys were scratching their heads. Semper FI.86 -93

[@helloalo2090]

In game CoH 2. 120mm motar from Soviet boom really good.

[@DSAlthaus]

It’s actually a French mortar. Has since been dropped by the USMC.

[@julioranunfoarnaoleon812]

La tecnología está al día siguiente conocimiento es admirable

[@driver2909]

These guys look like kids, No More War

[@ItsEpicXD]

That seems like a lot of work

[@jonathansebo5800]

It's back breaking. Most Marines if they stay in have back problems by age 26.

[@manuelgchapajr4472]

Mean while an Army Infantry Grunt would have already called in Artillery Support and A Pizza. This is such an outdated weapon! I always felt that the Navy has never supported the Marines to their fullest. Every time that we trained with the Marine Grunts they always had the worst Barracks and support while the Navy had the much better equipment. Simper Fi to all Marine Grunts for always Accomplishing every Mission that came their way.

[@andrewparisotto2631]

Manuel G Chapa Jr well thats kinda the whole point they want the marines to have the shitty barracks because there gonna be the ones in the trenches so to speak while most of the navy guys arent its supposed to build character

[@Foxtrotbravo0331]

@@andrewparisotto2631 I love it when people say that ______ gets to live in shifty conditions to prepare them for ______! The hell it does. The Marine Corps, and it's troops, always gets the shitty end of the stick. The Corps is the step child/sibling to the rest of the branches. It is the smallest so it gets so money. Sometimes the Corps' big sister, the US Navy, has to share her allowance with little brother. However, the Marine Corps has a worldwide presence and one bad ass reputation. Semper Fi

[@silviocastell8889]

Back in ancient times the military class came home to live like kings.

[@Foxtrotbravo0331]

@@silviocastell8889 when I was in during the 90s, I only made $800 a month (E3) then $1600 a month when I left in 98 as an E5 Sgt. Lucky for the barracks and chow hall.

[@johnhopkins6260]

Mortar team seemed to have a few unsure of what they are doing/supposed to do

[@hreyes499]

0811 or 0341? Crew on the 120

[@andrewwash8005]

That mortar took for fucking ever to set.

[@user-br7ld7ly3g]

Гарне озброєння, ніяких гільз тільки пороховий заряд і гармата на місці чітко стоїть.

[@squeak83uk2]

Does anyone know how the rangefinder they keep peering down into works ?

[@LIMDQ]

This is known as indirect gun laying. Basically the sight they look down is aiming at a reference point. Of coursem this reference point has to be calibrated before hand. This is kind of known as "zeroing" a gun. By aiming at this reference point, they know exactly where the gun is pointing. Using this reference point, they can traverse the gun left or right to point at the target. See nigelef.tripod.com/fc_ap_method.jpg for a pictorial representation. This of course is a simplified explanation. You can google indirect gun laying for more details.

[@MaxwellBenson80]

@@LIMDQ thanks for your input!!

[@nachogato7678]

Mortero de 120mm., fabulosa arma para un ataque sorpresa pero con un buen observador adelantado para que envíe los Azimut a la central de Fuego y así efectuar un primer disparo y el observador adelantado pueda ver si se dió con el objetivo y sino para proceder a efectuar una corrección y darle con todo para así efectuar muchas bajas al enemigo

[@931seeker]

Thank you!

[@emiliopalac2931]

What happened w mortar? Were they ambushed?

[@archangel13]

I wanted to see the mortar fire but they only showed it getting set up.

[@BilyarFansTV]

what are they shooting at? looks like they are in a hurry

[@yourthebest7942]

Get some!!

[@ramairgto72]

Every time I see this in real life or in vids like this, cant help to think about past wars were these guys had to keep moving that gun more vertical because the enemy was getting closer.. 12-B

[@tonyberuff8981]

Flechettes when they get too close

[@TheDustysix]

@@tonyberuff8981 An acquaintance in Yuma told me the 5th FFA at Pleiku RVN had 175mm howitzers. He told if they had troops in the wire they would depress and load only the powder, no shot. The blast alone would kill at 100m.

[@ericrush3495]

Not to mention rolling the gun back to position after firing that’s coming from my Reenactment experience with firing a 3 in Civil War era gun and the enemy virtually in front and on top of you

[@scottmartin4578]

Time for direct fire when that happens

[@ThisOLmaan]

all that to load it, so yeah you don't want to miss the target, then you have to move at times to not get pinpointed, by the enemy.

[@kirkf4crewdawg604]

The war would be over by the time these guys got off a shot.

[@jerryumfress8340]

I call that the Monster Mash

[@natelav534]

I cant imagine the concussion around these things. I wonder if its enough to do damage if you stand around these all day

[@burt_usmc]

Are the 120 mortars part of the artillery or infantry family? As in 03s or 08s? Semper Fi!

[@jersongilces5843]

0811

[@sushiltiwari1489]

Indian army is powerfull

[@robertmontgomery74]

Mortars use steeper angles to fire on targets..mortar crews are part of infantry units, while artillery batteries usually get whole areas in which they support

[@stevewil7195]

5:24 me when I see artillery vids

[@mediocrespeedman8690]

You explode?

[@danielmontague9822]

What is he doing with that cap at 1:36?

[@patdennis3751]

Is it just me or did it seem like it took a. crazy long time to get that mortar laid?

[@lampoonluapon7786]

Good

[@raymiles9828]

Advanced Ability's Admired.

[@pedrorodriguez2914]

Too slow for comfort,the enemy won't wait for sure😎🌴

[@joanpreciouskisakye3171]

Big up ; US Army! The worlds no.1!

[@peterjohn3123]

I'm glad these guys were not under attack, they would have all been taken as prisoners.

[@atomique3656]

the M777 A2 Howitzer seems to take a awful lot of people to operate

[@soundersiren07]

We had nine guys on the 198 (though I was in the army, so maybe the Marines do it different). That sucker was a beast and we had to prime each round individually. It took a lot of work to get a crew to operate quickly but we could send it as fast as you needed it for a little while before we were smoked. This was before the M777 was in the inventory. These look a lot more efficient.

[@garynelson9538]

After my initial Call-for-Fire, the Fire-for-Effect would be so Off. I often wondered was this normal, or my expectation were not realistic. Anybody from Artillery would like to chime-in??

[@tonymande3600]

A lot of factors. Is this on a range or with an experienced combat unit? Can't imagine a seasoned battery having those issues. Are the lots #s of rounds and powder registered ? Range probable error, hi angle fire (howitzer). Meteorological data. Fired many contact fire missions w/o complaint from our grunts. Redleg RVN 70-71

[@edilbertoroncancio1479]

Interesante ver chicos del Haig school disparando ese nene

[@sujitmonishabanerjee6957]

MARVELLOUS

[@antonioneiro4948]

Y digo yo!! Cuando acaben de preparar el cañón, la guerra habra terminado!!😂😂🇪🇸