Neil,
I don't recall any specific name we had for equipment, other than we called a 21/2 ton truck a "deuce and a half".
When you were in you had the 81mm mortar and the 4.2 inch mortar (1951).
We still had them in Vietnam in the 60s.
The 4.2 is still in service, but I think now it is mounted on vehicles.
I did a little homework. The 120 mm mortar is an ISRAELI weapon, which the U.S. adopted in 1991.
Our mortar crews like it, so I guess it'll be around for awhile.
Rigger
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