Redex Gearboxes Give Automated Mortar Systems Shoot-and-Scoot CapabilityMay 18, 2023
Automation has come to the military like many other sectors, and vehicle-mounted mortar fire is no exception. The newest systems are compact in size and can rapidly fire 81-millimeter or larger shells. Computer-controlled, they operate with greater accuracy, longer range and less recoil. Given these advances, infantry units can “shoot and scoot” before an enemy …