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From: mtxinu!Ingres.COM!daveb@uunet.UU.NET (Dave Brower)
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Subject: Accuracy of M203? (was Re: Small Arms)
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Date: 14 Mar 91 04:08:07 GMT
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From: mtxinu!Ingres.COM!daveb@uunet.UU.NET (Dave Brower)
If the thing fires ~400m with an arced trajectory, what kind of accuracy
can the grenadier have firing it hand-held?  You'd think it would take a
few shots just to find the range, or a hell of a lot of practice with
dummy rounds.  (Is this a case of "close only counts in horseshoes and
hand-grenades"?)

Do mortars exist anymore?  Are they deployed in artillery units or
somewhere else?

thanks,
-dB