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M106 mortar carrier

{{Infobox weapon

| name = M106 mortar carrier

| image = File:M106A1 - Mortierdrager, Nationaal Militair Museum.JPG

| image_size = 300

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| origin = United States

| type = Mortar carrier

| is_vehicle = yes

| service =

| used_by = see operators

| wars = Cambodian Civil WarSutsakhan, The Khmer Republic at War and the Final Collapse (1980), p. 182, Appendix C (Army Item).Conboy and Bowra, The War in Cambodia 1970–75 (1989), p. 43.
Vietnam War
Sino-Vietnamese War
Lebanese Civil War{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

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| manufacturer = FMC Corp.[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c2790784;view=1up;seq=311 Defense Industry Bulletin], August 1967, p. 33.

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| variants = XM106, M106, M106A1, M106A2

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| weight = {{convert|12.9|ST|t}}

| length = {{convert|16.2|ft|m}}

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| width = {{convert|9|ft|m}}

| height = {{convert|7.3|ft|m}}

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| crew = 6

| armour = 5083 Aluminum

| primary_armament = M30 4.2 in (106.7 mm) mortar

| secondary_armament = M2 Browning

| engine = Detroit Diesel 6V53T

| engine_power = {{convert|210|hp|kW}}

| pw_ratio =

| transmission = Allison X200-4 series

| payload_capacity = 88 rounds (HE, Illumination, White Phosphorus)

| suspension =

| clearance = {{convert|16.5|in|cm}}

| fuel_capacity = {{convert|90|usgal|L}}

| vehicle_range = {{convert|250|nmi|km}}

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The M106 mortar carrier (full designation: Carrier, Mortar, 107 mm, Self-propelled) was a tracked, self-propelled mortar carrier in service with the United States Army. It was designed to provide indirect fire support to primarily infantry, units, but could also provide support to any unit under attack within range. It was replaced with the M1064 mortar carrier.

History

File:Interior M-106 EA.JPG

The M106 is a variation of the M113 armored personnel carrier that carried a 107 mm M30 mortar. It was introduced in 1964, alongside the similar M125 81 mm mortar carrier, and deployed in Vietnam.{{cite book|title=M113 APC 1960–75: US, ARVN, and Australian variants in Vietnam|series=New Vanguard 252|first=Jamie|last= Prenatt |date=30 Nov 2017|isbn=9781472817464|page=10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ZNADwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10}} Three variants existed: the M106, the M106A1 and the M106A2. 862 M106 (including 841 for US forces), 1,409 M106A1 (including 990 for US forces) and 350 M106A2 (including 53 for the US forces) were produced.

After intensive trials in 1988, the US Army chose to replace it with the 120 mm Soltam K6. Some of the M106 carriers were upgraded to the M1064A3 configuration by replacing the 107 mm mortar by a 120 mm mortar.{{cite encyclopedia|date=27 November 2001|encyclopedia=Jane's Armour and Artillery 2002-2003|title=United Defense LP M113 armoured personnel carrier family|pages=|first=Christopher F.|last= Foss}}

Operators

  • {{ARG}}: 25 M106A2{{cite book|title=The Military Balance 2016|date=February 2016|volume=116|isbn=9781857438352 |publisher=Routlegde|ref={{harvid|The Military Balance 2016}}|author=International Institute for Strategic Studies|author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies|page=376}}
  • {{EGY}}: 65 M106A1 and 35 M106A2{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=324}}
  • {{GRC}}{{cite news|url=http://www.newgreektv.com/english-news/item/12511-us-granted-armored-vehicles-arrive-in-greece|title=US granted armored vehicles arrive in Greece|newspaper= New Greek TV|date= November 10, 2014|first= E.|last= Tsiliopoulos}}
  • {{PER}}: 24 M106A1{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=410}}
  • {{LBY}}{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=342}}
  • {{MOR}}: 32-36 M106A2{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=345}}
  • {{flaglist|Norway}}: 24{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=125}}
  • {{POR}}: 18{{Cite web|date=2018-08-18|title=Viaturas Militares Portuguesas: Auto Blindado Lagartas M106A1/A2 m/1978/1980/1989 c/morteiro 107 mm|url=https://viaturasmilitaresportuguesas.blogspot.com/2018/08/m106-a12-1978-activo.html|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Viaturas Militares Portuguesas}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}: 90 M106A2{{sfn|The Military Balance 2016|p=291}}
  • {{UKR}}: 10 M106A2{{cite web | url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2022/ukraine-army-receives-10-m106-self-propelled-mortars-and-2-m577-command-vehicles-from-lithuania | title=Ukraine Army receives 10 M106 self-propelled mortars and 2 M577 comman | date=14 November 2022 }}
  • {{VIE}}: Captured from Vietnam War

=Former operators=

  • {{flag|Khmer Republic|name=Khmer Republic}} (Cambodia): 17 M106A1 with a 107 mm mortar.Sutsakhan, The Khmer Republic at War and the Final Collapse (1980), p. 182, Appendix C (Army Item).Conboy and Bowra, The War in Cambodia 1970–75 (1989), p. 43.
  • {{flag|North Vietnam}}:Captured from Vietnam War.
  • {{flaglist|Switzerland}}: M106 with a 120 mm mortar, known as 12 cm Mw Pz 64 ({{lang|de|Minenwerferpanzer 64}}) and 12 cm Mw Pz 64/91. 132 bought, retired from service in 2009.{{cite encyclopedia|title=120 mm Model 64 mortar in M106 mortar carrier|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 1994-1995|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n4523|pages=4523–4524|date= 27 April 1994}}{{cite magazine|title=Indirekte Feuerunterstützung auf kurze Distanz|url=https://www.asmz.ch/fileadmin/asmz/Dokumente/September%202018/Indirekte%20Feuerunterst%C3%BCtzung%20auf%20kurze%20Distanz.pdf|language=de|first=Markus |last=Oetterli|date=September 2018|magazine=Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift|pages=24–25}}
  • {{USA}}{{cite encyclopedia|title=Inventory - Armour and artillery in service, United States of America|date=15 June 1998|encyclopedia=Jane's Armour and Artillery 1998-99|first=Christopher F.|last= Foss}}
  • {{ITA}}: M106 with a 120 mm mortar

See also

References

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Bibliography

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  • Kenneth Conboy, Kenneth Bowra, and Mike Chappell, The War in Cambodia 1970–75, Men-at-arms series 209, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1989. {{ISBN|0-85045-851-X}}
  • Sak Sutsakhan, The Khmer Republic at War and the Final Collapse, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Washington D.C. 1980. – available online at [https://web.archive.org/web/20190412060055/https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/239/2390505001A.pdf Part 1][https://web.archive.org/web/20070221083105/http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/239/2390505001B.pdf Part 2][https://web.archive.org/web/20070221083124/http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/239/2390505001C.pdf Part 3] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053236/http://www.virtual.vietnam.ttu.edu/cgi-bin/starfetch.exe?97laG21WoZlsnsWDvnA31cNKtjxPNll0tmML2jW%40FwEn4i8u1B8IEc.QazoGZ6EyR.jZs3iSmJy.%40b5lWydOtg737NiWUVNgTGwUSqlvIfg%2F2390505001D.pdf Part 4].
  • Simon Dunstam, Terry Hadler and David E. Smith, The M113 series, Vanguard series 34, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1983. {{ISBN|0-85045-495-6}}

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