Ordnance ML 4.2-inch mortar - Revision history

U12017485: /* See also */ Added BM-37 mortar

2024-07-06T15:44:56Z

‎See also: Added BM-37 mortar

U12017485: /* Pros and cons */ clarified

2024-07-06T14:35:40Z

‎Pros and cons: clarified

U38088265: /* Pros and cons */

2024-06-30T08:46:58Z

‎Pros and cons

U12017485: Added screenshot of the bomb itself

2024-06-28T18:32:22Z

Added screenshot of the bomb itself

U12017485: Added images, Pros and cons, See also and External links.

2024-06-28T17:51:52Z

Added images, Pros and cons, See also and External links.

U17577377: Edits

2023-06-17T21:41:44Z

Edits

U3090039: /* General info */ Added detail to projectile travel time and damage

2023-06-17T11:40:03Z

‎General info: Added detail to projectile travel time and damage

U44629479: Edits

2022-11-24T10:47:11Z

Edits

U137319744: /* History */ added history

2022-11-23T00:52:18Z

‎History: added history

U38088265: Created page

2021-09-08T05:14:03Z

Created page

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== Description ==
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|uk_fairmile_lcs_l_h_mk2}}

== General info ==
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=== Effective damage ===
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==
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=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Cons:'''
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== History ==
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== External links ==
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{{Naval special armaments}}

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 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
+* [[BM-37 mortar]]
 * [[Mk.6 mortar depth charge]]
 * [[7.2 in T37]]
 == External links ==

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 * Has to be manually aimed and fired
-* No user interface elements assisting in aiming the mortar, regardless of the mode
+* No user interface elements assisting in aiming the mortar, regardless of the game mode
 * Fixed firing range of 1 km
 * Extremely difficult to gauge whether the hit was close to the target or completely off the mark, as there is no splash indicator

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 '''Pros:'''
-* Yeets 2 kg of explosives packed in a depth charge
+* 2 kg of explosives packed in a depth charge
 '''Cons:'''
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 * No user interface elements assisting in aiming the mortar, regardless of the mode
 * Fixed firing range of 1 km
-* Weapon, being a depth charge mortar, makes it extremely difficult to gauge whether the hit was close to the target, or completely off the mark, as there is no splash indicator
+* Extremely difficult to gauge whether the hit was close to the target or completely off the mark, as there is no splash indicator
 == History ==
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-The British Army remained wedded to the Stokes Mortar design after World War I even when other nations were adopting more modern Brandt Mortar designs in the 1930s. As such, most British Mortars during World War II were still based on the Stokes design including their heavy mortar the Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar. Entering service at the end of 1941, the ML 4.2-inch is a towed mortar design often carried on a trailer by a Loyd Carrier and had a six-man crew. Assigned to the Royal Engineers chemical warfare companies, the ML 4.2-inch first entered combat during the Second Battle of El-Alamein in late 1942. The Australian 24<sup>th</sup> Infantry Brigade’s 66<sup>th</sup> Mortar Company used these mortars so intensively to protect the infantry, they expended all the 4.2-inch mortar rounds in the North African Theatre.
+The British Army remained wedded to the Stokes Mortar design after World War I even when other nations were adopting more modern Brandt Mortar designs in the 1930s. As such, most British Mortars during World War II were still based on the Stokes design including their heavy mortar the Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar. Entering service at the end of 1941, the ML 4.2-inch is a towed mortar design often carried on a trailer by a Loyd Carrier and had a six-man crew. Assigned to the Royal Engineers chemical warfare companies, the ML 4.2-inch first entered combat during the Second Battle of El-Alamein in late 1942. The Australian 24<sup>th</sup> Infantry Brigade's 66<sup>th</sup> Mortar Company used these mortars so intensively to protect the infantry, they expended all the 4.2-inch mortar rounds in the North African Theatre.
 In 1943, the chemical weapons companies were disbanded, and the ML 4.2-inch mortars were shipped to heavy mortar companies attached to the infantry machine gun battalions. The companies had 16 mortars and were divided into four platoons 4 mortars each. Later the Commonwealth forces in Italy found they had more mortars than they needed for their machine gun battalions usually replacing batteries in divisional anti-tank regiments. In comparison to the forces in Europe and North Africa, the Commonwealth armies in the Pacific Theatre were slower to receive these weapons. The Australians in the South West Pacific Theatre got the Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar before the forces serving in Burma (present-day Myanmar).

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 == General info ==
-''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the weapon.''
+<!--''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the weapon.''-->
-The weapon will always fire at the range of 1km, with a dispersion of ~30 meters forwards/backwards and ~60 meters to the sides. This might be caused by the boat rocking on the waves rather than be inherent to the weapon.
+The depth charge takes about 15 seconds to reach the target. It makes a small splash when it enters the water, and it detonates about one second later, creating a bigger splash. The damage is low - it requires about 10 hits on target to sink an [[S-38b]] in a test sail, and that is a stationary target, so you should not expect the same accuracy in combat. The mortar may have some utility when forcing enemies out of cover behind ships on capture zones, or confusing them with an artillery bombardment.
 === Effective damage ===

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	== History ==		== History ==
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	The British Army remained wedded to the Stokes Mortar design after World War I even when other nations were adopting more modern Brandt Mortar designs in the 1930s. As such, most British Mortars during World War II were still based on the Stokes design including their heavy mortar the Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar. Entering service at the end of 1941, the ML 4.2-inch is a towed mortar design often carried on a trailer by a Loyd Carrier and had a six-man crew. Assigned to the Royal Engineers chemical warfare companies, the ML 4.2-inch first entered combat during the Second Battle of El-Alamein in late 1942. The Australian 24<sup>th</sup> Infantry Brigade’s 66<sup>th</sup> Mortar Company used these mortars so intensively to protect the infantry, they expended all the 4.2-inch mortar rounds in the North African Theatre.		The British Army remained wedded to the Stokes Mortar design after World War I even when other nations were adopting more modern Brandt Mortar designs in the 1930s. As such, most British Mortars during World War II were still based on the Stokes design including their heavy mortar the Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar. Entering service at the end of 1941, the ML 4.2-inch is a towed mortar design often carried on a trailer by a Loyd Carrier and had a six-man crew. Assigned to the Royal Engineers chemical warfare companies, the ML 4.2-inch first entered combat during the Second Battle of El-Alamein in late 1942. The Australian 24<sup>th</sup> Infantry Brigade’s 66<sup>th</sup> Mortar Company used these mortars so intensively to protect the infantry, they expended all the 4.2-inch mortar rounds in the North African Theatre.

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 === Effective damage ===
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 === Pros and cons ===
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 '''Pros:'''
+* Yeets 2 kg of explosives packed in a depth charge
 '''Cons:'''
+* Has to be manually aimed and fired
 == History ==
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 == See also ==
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+* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
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 {{Naval special armaments}}
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