British Paratroops in WWII

[IronDuke99]

Originally Posted by Cross

Actually, not.

Production was:

22,758,758 HE rounds for 2-in Mortar (not including tank mortar)
22,899,659 Smoke rounds for 2-in Mortar

8,168,900 Smoke rounds for tank dischargers
4,314,000 WP smoke rounds for tank dischargers



Cross

I wonder if the HE rounds includes the illuminating rounds? I also note that smoke rounds were of two types one being white phosphorus and that can be nasty stuff.

Also while the UK replaced the 2 inch mortar with a new 51mm mortar, and then a US 60mm mortar. India still uses a modified version of the WWII 2 inch mortar.