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Sky Horse


50mm Light Field Mortar


Vietnam | 1963



"The Sky Horse was a homemade 50mm mortar used by Viet Cong forces during the Cold War-era Vietnam War."

Performance
Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Sky Horse. Information presented is strictly for general reference and should not be misconstrued as useful for hardware restoration or operation.
10
Rounds-Per-Minute
Rate-of-Fire
Physical
The physical qualities of the Sky Horse. Information presented is strictly for general reference and should not be misconstrued as useful for hardware restoration or operation.
Manually-Actuated; Muzzle-Loaded
Action
50.8mm
Caliber(s)
Single-Shot; Reusable Launch Tube
Feed
Iron
Sights
Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Sky Horse 50mm Light Field Mortar family line.
Sky Horse - Base Series Name
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Since the Viet Cong forces of the Vietnam War (1955-1975) lacked a settled industrial base from which to pull war-making goods, it led to the skillful engineering of basic household materials into weapons of various types. Such was the case with the 50mm "Sky Horse" portable light field mortar employed by Viet Cong (VC) units. The weapon was formed from a length of 2" metal pipe with its crude, folding bipod support base formed of 1/8th" strap metal strips. Components were joined by nuts and bolts as well as with wire. The result was a serviceable, portable artillery system capable of projecting a 50.8mm projectile through in-direct fire. Such makeshift weapons were forced into the VC inventory when traditional weapons procurement was not possible and this led to various examples of crude, though useful, weaponry like the Sky Horse mortar being collected by American and South Vietnam forces during the war.

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Operators
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Contractor(s): Various Workshops - North Vietnam
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