With the RSG60, Rheinmetall has developed a new 60mm mortar system for use in infantry and special forces units.
The RSG60 has novel design and construction features that particularly affect the weight and transportability of the mortar. When developing the new mortar, Rheinmetall used innovative design features as well as materials that are unusual in mortar work.
The approximately 70 centimeter long tube is made of steel with a carbon fiber wrapping. On the one hand, this provides the necessary strength and, on the other hand, ensures weight savings of around 30 percent compared to conventional construction made of pure steel. The base plate is made of a carbon fiber composite material.
Den veröffentlichten Bildern nach, nutzt der RSG60 kein klassisches Zweibein. Zur Stabilisierung der Standard-Variante kommt eine einzige, mit der Bodenplatte über ein Scharnier verbundene, Teleskopstange zum Einsatz. Die Verbindung zum Rohr wird mittels eines in die Rohrschelle greifenden Bolzens realisiert. Die Rohrschelle ist fest mit dem Rohr verbunden und nimmt neben einem Halte-Richtgriff, eine Schwalbenschwanzführung für die Aufnahme eines Periskops, eine Libelle und eine mechanische Schusstafel auf. In Verbindung mit einem Periskop kann der RSG60 Feuerunterstützung im Indirekten Richten leisten.
The innovative design of the steep-firing weapon saves space and allows users to get the mortar ready to fire in just a few seconds from the transport position. According to the company, the RSG60 can also be removed from the base plate in around 30 seconds without tools and in just a few simple steps by loosening four retaining bolts and used independently as a command mortar.
Technical specifications
| RSG60 standard version | RSG60 command mortar | |
| caliber | 60 mm | |
| tube length | 700 mm | |
| Weight | 15.8 kg | 6.8 kg |
| basic dimensions | 850x480mm | 850x211mm |
| Range | · 3200 m (standard pipe) · 3700 m (with pipe extension) |
2000 m |
| firing modes | · Deduction · Drop mode |
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Development
According to Rheinmetall, the RSG60 has already successfully completed several test shootings. The development of the new mortar began in October 2017. Rheinmetall's goal was to supplement the portfolio of its 60mm mortar ammunition family and its fire control components with an associated and promising weapon. From the very beginning, the company writes, weight savings, speed and ergonomics were the focus of the development work on the RSG60.
Waldemar Geiger
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