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Mortarman Engages Taliban in Handheld at Charge Zero
Published 3 years ago
A two man mortar team operating a 60mm tube in the handheld near the Panjwai District of Kandahar engages Taliban targets with their rounds set to charge zero.
Unlike the video directly before this one, this video is actually pretty serious. If you're part of the uninitiated and you don't know what Charge Zero means, let me break it down Barney style. Every mortar round has a set amount of charges on it. These charges add extra burn to the round as it exits the tube, adding additional range to the round as it clears the tube.
Charge Zero, as mentioned in this video, refers to all of the extra charges being removed from the base of the mortar round because of the short distance to the target. You can see the number two removing the charges from the base of the round before handing it to the number one. The rounds are then fired into a nearby tree line where the Taliban fighters are at.
It's also worth noting the small adjustments being given to the mortarman launching the rounds. This is a testament to his gunnery skills, as firing from the handheld position is a bit of an art form that has to be learned over time. An adjustment of drop 50 is given to the gunner, letting him know that he needs to adjust the mortar tube's aim by 50 mils to get the rounds impacting closer to the target. That means he nearly had first round effects on target, which is pretty damn impressive when firing from a non-stabilized tube.
