Mortar carrier

Mortar carriers are military vehicles that either transport a mortar to be fired from the ground, or directly from the carrier vehicles. They are most common for the 120mm mortar, which is the most common heavy indirect vehicle fire support weapon organic to infantry units. Especially in Russian-influenced forces, there may be mortar carriers for larger mortars (e.g., 240mm) operated by artillery units.

120mm

Among the most common is a mortar carrier based on the ubiquitous U.S. M113 armored personnel carrier, M1064 mortar carrier. Israel's Keshet Weapons System is not a full carrier, but rather a replacement for the M121 mortar in any M1064 mortar carrier. It gives the unit commander remote control over mortar fire. An article states delivery is being made to the U.S. Army as well as Israel.

M1129 mortar carriers are the Stryker (armored fighting vehicle) version.

China builds the YW-381 mortar carrier on an YW-531 armored personnel carrier. Its mortar is fixed to the vehicle floor such that it cannot traverse (i.e., move in azimuth); to adjust fire, the vehicle has to move. Patria, of Finland, builds and exports mortar carriers as part of its AMV fighting vehicle family, and Thales Australia has a mortar carrier variant within its Bushmaster series.