Look down the barrel of this 120 mm mortar used by US Marine artillery units
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The US Marines hosted Marine Day this weekend in New York City, where they held demonstrations and showed off some of their vehicles and weapons.
One weapon on display was a 120 mm mortar system - the biggest mortar system the Marines have.
It's moved to, from, and around the battlefield by an Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV), which is basically a jeep that can be used for transporting multiple weapons systems and even reconnaissance.
The 120 mm mortar system is actually a French design that entered service in that country in the 1990s. The US Marines began using it in Afghanistan in 2001.
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