Mortar Grenades: How Two Medals of Honor Altered "Saving Private Ryan"

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Mortar Grenades: How Two Medals of Honor Altered 'Saving Private Ryan'” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/mortar-grenades-saving-private-ryan/.

 

[Grayfox]

I remember seeing that in the movie and wondering if it really could happen. Now we know.

 

[powerboatr]

WOW
that is some good stuff
good on the GI's
outstanding think on your feet type of scenario

 

[kachemakcharlie]

Interesting that in the picture labeled Cpl. Kelly, the soldier is wearing SFC rank.

 

[Mr. Untactical]

Great insight! Thank you for sharing.

 

[CCJ]

Great read!!! Loved this one.

 

[CEW]

Great read and never really knew how they worked, but was always at awe with the Mortar after watching a firepower display at Ft "BRAGG" prior to Iraq 1.0. That was after watching all the other systems to include the F-15 with "retarded" bombs. The mortar display was just amazing watching the crew drive in & set-up and fire 5 rounds, pack up and leave before the first one hit downrange...

 

[jeffhuey1n]

My uncle Walter Kyle was in the 506th in World War Two from D-Day until the end of the war. He figured out a way to attach mortar rounds to the grenade launcher on the M1 Garand. Somewhere in my files I have the specs on the mortar rounds but I’ll be durned if I can find it. Anyway, here’s a picture of him with the setup.

 

[MN.Militia]

My uncle Walter Kyle was in the 506th in World War Two from D-Day until the end of the war. He figured out a way to attach mortar rounds to the grenade launcher on the M1 Garand. Somewhere in my files I have the specs on the mortar rounds but I’ll be durned if I can find it. Anyway, here’s a picture of him with the setup.View attachment 78387

Out-freaking standing!!
I was reading something by Mike Vanderboegh, founder of the 3% movement and hardcore 2A activist, dealing with the specifics of how com-bloc RPG's or grenades could be fired from an M16/AR15 platform with some conversion doo-hicky that allowed for a soldier to use that com-bloc ordnance as a battlefield pick-up. It's been years since I read that, and this article jogged my memory. America is #1 because of 'Yankee ingenuity', no doubt. It kept us ahead of the Soviets during the Cold War, and eventually bankrupted them because they just couldn't keep up with the innovation that only capitalism fosters.