A sight adapter for a handheld mortar that is secured directly to the mortar tube and provides a standardized mounting system for a weapon sight. The sight adaptor is for battlefield mortars not having a bipod. The sight adaptor of the current invention can be easily retrofit onto any handheld field
A sight adapter for a handheld mortar that is secured directly to the mortar tube and provides a standardized mounting system for a weapon sight. The sight adaptor is for battlefield mortars not having a bipod. The sight adaptor of the current invention can be easily retrofit onto any handheld field mortar and includes a capability for determining projectile firing range and for correcting changes in the inclination of the mortar tube caused by rotation of the mortar tube on the ball joint of the base plate. The sight adapter a tilt sensor and provides for quick, easy and accurate targeting of a handheld mortar by comparing the target range determined from the sighting device with target range determined using projectile ballistic data and providing simple aim correction indicators to the mortarman.
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1. An adapter for mounting a target sight device to a handheld mortar, the mortar having a launch tube with a center axis extending the length of the tube, and a base plate for supporting the mortar during use, the adapter comprising: a mounting structure for mounting the adaptor to the launch tube
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An adapter for mounting a target sight device to a handheld mortar, the mortar having a launch tube with a center axis extending the length of the tube, and a base plate for supporting the mortar during use, the adapter comprising: a mounting structure for mounting the adaptor to the launch tube of the mortar in a manner whereby the mounting structure is reliably aligned with said center axis of the tube;a rail structure for mounting a target sight device, wherein said rail structure is associated with a pivot assembly and said rail structure pivots relative to the mounting structure to accurately sight a target;a curved bubble level mounted in a housing with a graduated scale indicative of the angle of tilt from vertical of the center axis of the mortar tube;a tilt sensor whereby the tilt sensor is configured to be aligned with the central axis of the mortar tube and determines the angle of inclination of the central axis relative to the ground; anda data processing module, the data processing module comprised of a microcontroller having a memory and capable of executing machine readable instructions, a user interface whereby a user can selectively input data related to ballistic profile of a projectile, and a display for presentation of information to said user. 2. The adaptor of claim 1 whereby said tilt sensor is a dual axis tilt sensor and is further capable of determining the angle of tilt in two dimensions with respect to the center axis. 3. The adapter of claim 1 whereby said mounting structure is permanently mounted to the tube of a mortar. 4. The adapter of claim 1 whereby said mounting structure is releasably mounted to the tube of a mortar. 5. The adaptor of claim 1 wherein the data processing module is in communication with the tilt sensor and receives tilt sensor data and is in communication with the user interface and receives user input ballistic data, said microcontroller processes said tilt data and said ballistic data is used to calculate projectile trajectory distance. 6. The adaptor of claim 5, wherein the target sight device is a laser range finder capable of determining the distance to a target, and the processing module is in communication with said laser range finder to receive said distance to target data, the processing module is in communication with said tilt sensor to receive said tilt data and calculates a projectile firing distance; the processor module compares the laser range finder distance to the calculated projectile firing distance and provides a directional indicator output to the display until the distance to target data and the calculated projectile firing distance match. 7. An adapter for mounting a target sight device to a handheld mortar, the mortar having a launch tube with a center axis extending the length of the tube, and a base plate for supporting the mortar during use, the adapter comprising: a mounting structure for mounting the adaptor to the launch tube of the mortar in a manner whereby the mounting structure is reliably aligned with said center axis of the tube;a rail structure for mounting a target sight device, wherein said rail structure is associated with a pivot assembly and said rail structure pivots relative to the mounting structure to accurately sight a target;a single axis tilt sensor whereby the tilt sensor is configured to be aligned with the central axis of the mortar tube and determines the angle of inclination to the central axis relative to the ground;a curved bubble level mounted in a housing with a graduated scale indicative of the angle of tilt from vertical of the center of axis of the tube, the curved bubble level mounted perpendicular to a center axis of the launch tube; anda data processing module, the data processing module comprised of a microcontroller having a memory and capable of executing machine readable instructions, a user interface whereby a user can selectively input data related to ballistic profile of a projectile, and a display for presentation of information to said user. 8. An adapter for mounting a target sight device to a handheld mortar, the mortar having a launch tube with a center axis extending the length of the tube, and a base plate for supporting the mortar during use, the adapter comprising: a mounting structure for mounting the adaptor to the launch tube of the mortar in a manner whereby the mounting structure is reliably aligned with said center axis of the tube;a rail structure for mounting a target sight device, wherein the rail structure has a T-shaped cross-section and a series of ridges, said rail structure is associated with a pivot assembly and said rail structure pivots relative to the mounting structure to accurately sight a target;a dual axis tilt sensor whereby the tilt sensor is configured to be aligned with the central axis of the mortar tube and determines the angle of inclination to the central axis relative to the ground and further determines the angle of tilt from vertical of the center axis of the mortar tube;a data processing module, the data processing module comprising a microcontroller having a memory and capable of executing machine readable instructions,a user interface whereby a user can selectively input data related to projectile trajectory, anda display for presentation of information to said user, wherein the data processing module is in communication with the tilt sensor and receives tilt sensor data, the user interface and receives user input ballistic data, said microcontroller processes said tilt data and said ballistic data are used to calculate projectile trajectory distance and present the calculated distance on the display. 9. An adapter for mounting a target sight device to a handheld mortar, the mortar having a launch tube with a center axis extending the length of the tube, and a base plate for supporting the mortar during use, the adapter comprising: a mounting structure for mounting the adaptor to the launch tube of the mortar in a manner whereby the mounting structure is reliably aligned with said center axis of the tube;a rail structure that meets the MIL-STD-1913 standard for mounting a target sight device, wherein said rail structure is associated with a pivot assembly and said rail structure pivots relative to the mounting structure to accurately sight a target;a dual axis tilt sensor whereby the tilt sensor is configured to be aligned with the central axis of the mortar tube and determines the angle of inclination to the central axis relative to the ground and further determines the angle of tilt from vertical of the center axis of the mortar tube;a data processing module, the data processing module comprising a microcontroller having a memory and capable of executing machine readable instructions, a user interface whereby a user can selectively input ballistic data related to projectile trajectory, and a display for presentation of information to said user, wherein the data processing module is in communication with the tilt sensor and receives tilt sensor data, the user interface and receives user input data, said microcontroller processes said tilt data and said ballistic data to calculate and display projectile trajectory distance on the display;wherein the target sight device is capable of determining the distance to a target, and the processing module is in communication with said laser sight to receive said distance to target data, the processing module is in communication with said tilt sensor to receive said tilt data and calculates a projectile firing distance; the processor module compares the laser sight distance to the calculated projectile firing distance and provides a directional indicator output to the display until the distance to target data and the calculated projectile firing distance match. 10. The adapter of claim 9 wherein the target sight device is a laser ranger finder.
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