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M1064A3 MORTAR CARRIER
This carrier is designed to carry the 4.7 inch (120-mm) Mortar M121. The mortar can be fired from a turntable in the
carrier, or removed and fired from a ground baseplate. The carrier has a crew of four, including the driver. The M1064A3's
capabilities and features are:
It travels easily over rough terrain.
It fords water up to 40 inches (102 cm) deep.
It can move at high speeds on improved roads and highways.
It is air transportable and can be dropped by parachute to troops in the field.
It has an enlarged three-piece firing hatch. This permits mortar to be fired through an arc of 90 degrees over the rear of
the carrier.
It has a cupola with a caliber .50 machine gun.
It is propelled and steered on land and in water by tracks.
It has M17 periscopes around the driver's and commander's hatches for vision when buttoned up.
It has an AN/VVS-2 driver's night vision periscope stowed near the driver. The periscope can be installed in the
driver's hatch to provide night vision under blackout conditions.
It can be equipped to carry an NBC (gas particulate filter) unit, a driver's windshield kit, an engine coolant heater kit,
and personnel heater kit (for cold weather operation) and Mortar Fire Control System (MFCS).
The operation of the 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mortar M121 used on the M1064A3 Carrier is covered in TM 9-1015-250-10.
M1064A3 MORTAR CARRIER -- LEFT FRONT VIEW
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