Carrier Mortar Tracked

The Carrier Mortar Tracked (CMT) vehicle is a self-propelled India. It is manufactured by Ordnance Factory Medak.

1 Description
2 Deployment
3 Specification
4 Performance
5 Weapon system
6 Other
- 6.1 External links

Description

The Carrier Mortar Tracked vehicle is based on "Sarath" ("Chariot of Victory") Indian licence-produced variant of BMP-2. This turret-less version has an 81 mm mortar mounted in the modified troop compartment. The mortar is fired through an opening in the hull roof that has two hinged doors. It has a maximum range of 5,000 m, a normal rate of fire of 6-8 rds/min and capacity to fire from 40° to 85° and traverse 24° on either side. There is also a long-range version of the mortar. The vehicle carries 108 mortar rounds and is also fitted with a 7.62 mm machine gun with 2,350 rounds. It can be operated by all mechanised infantry battalions moves along with the leading mechanised elements providing instantaneous fire support up to a depth of five km behind enemy lines. It can also provide protection to crew and mortar fires. Besides providing services like aerial targets, the vehicle also has amphibious capabilities.

Deployment

The first prototype was complete in 1997 and it is currently in production at the Ordnance Factory Board, India. India manufactured around 220 CMT

Specification

Crew infantry: 2 + 4
Weight (tonnes): 13

Performance

Engine power (HP): 300
Power to weight ratio (HP/T): 23
Maximum speed (km/h):
On road: 65
Cross country: 48
Speed in water (km/h): 7
Trench crossing (metres): 2.3
Maximum gradient (degrees): 35

Weapon system

81 mm mortar
Traverse: 240 either side of mean position
Elevation: 400 to 850
Ammunition: 108 rounds
84 mm RCL Gun (shoulder fired)
Ammunition: 12 rounds
7.62 mm M/C Gun in A/D role (for aerial targets)
Ammunition: 2350 rounds

Other

Drinking water: 320 litres
Mortar base plate stowed for ground firing

External links

http://ofmedak.gov.in/products.php

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Aeronautics

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Indigenization efforts	G-suits, flight suits overalls, helmets, oxygen masks, gloves and automatic inflatable life jackets

Armaments

Small arms	INSAS Vidhwansak MSMC MCIWS

Artillery systems and ammunition	Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher M-46 Catapult Bhim-T6 Dhanush Howitzer

Armoured fighting
vehicles

Tanks	Arjun Arjun Mk-II Tank EX DRDO light tank

Infantry fighting vehicle	Abhay IFV

Other vehicles	Carrier Mortar Tracked Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle Light Armoured Vehicle Kartik BLT Daksh

Electronics and
Computer Sciences

Electronic warfare	Samyukta Tarang

Radars	INDRA Rajendra Radar Swordfish Long Range Tracking Radar Multi-mode radar 3D Airborne Warning and Control Super Vision-2000 BFSR-SR 3D-CAR BEL Weapon Locating Radar

Software	NETRA

Missile systems

Ballistic missiles

Agni	Agni-I Agni-II Agni-III Agni-IV Agni-V Agni-VI

Prithvi	I II III Dhanush

SRBM	Shaurya Prahaar

SLBM	K-15 K-4 K-5

Cruise missiles

Air-to-air missiles

Astra BVRAAM

Anti-tank missiles

Surface-to-air

Air-to-surface

Anti-ballistic

Torpedoes

Bombs

Laser-guided	Sudarshan

People

Scientists	Maj General Ranjit Lal Jetley Ram Narain Agarwal A. P. J. Abdul Kalam A. Sivathanu Pillai W Selvamurthy V. K. Saraswat V. K. Aatre Raja Ramanna V. S. Mahalingam Keshav Dattatreya Nayak

Engines

Important programs

Categories

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Carrier Mortar Tracked