M769 60 mm full range practice cartridge

The M769 is a U.S. 60 mm full range practice cartridge for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army sources describe it as a low-cost training round that mirrors the M720/M720A1 high-explosive cartridges in shape, size, and weight while giving crews a realistic full-range mortar training option.

M769 60 mm full range practice cartridge, 60 mm full range practice cartridge, Munitions

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Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: Day & ZimmermannNammo-PocalGeneral Dynamics, Canada
Built in: United StatesCanada
Type: 60 mm full range practice cartridge
Service note: Contemporary U.S. mortar training ammunition
Produced: Production and deployment since June 2004

mortar training indirect fire

Specifications

Caliber: 60 mm
Range: 70 to 3,500 m
Rate of fire: 30 rounds/minute maximum; 20 rounds/minute sustained
Weight: 3.75 lb
Length: 14.88 in
Reliability: 98.7% at 90% confidence level
Effectiveness: Visual effect allows adjustment from 2,000 m
Construction: Hollow projectile body with vent tube and four vent holes, practice fuze, fin assembly, four propellant increments, ignition cartridge, and obturating ring
Compatibility: M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Training ammunition for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System
Used by: U.S. Army light infantry battalions, U.S. Marine Corps

Compatible Mortar Systems

The Army describes the M769 as a full range practice cartridge for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

60 mm light infantry mortar

The Army portfolio book says the M769 FRPC is designed for use with the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System and is a low-cost practice round for 60 mm mortar training.

Sources: M769 Full Range Practice Cartridge

M769 60 mm full range practice cartridge Images

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Sources

M769 Full Range Practice CartridgePublisher: U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Office Ammunition & Energetics | Note: Supports the M769 FRPC's description, its use with the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System, the low-cost practice-round role, the detailed construction, and the published range, weight, length, reliability, and effectiveness figures. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 FY 2018 Ammunition Justification BookPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Supports the M769 FRPC's range, the low-cost full-range practice role, the identical shape/size/weight relationship to M720/M720A1 HE cartridges, and the training-use context. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Mortar training rounds tested as rigorously as other rounds at U.S. Army Yuma Proving GroundPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Supports background context for the M769 as a mortar training round and notes that the Army and Marine Corps rely on it for training rather than combat use. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 M769 mortar range image 1Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a public-domain Marine Corps photograph showing an M769 round being loaded into an M224 60 mm mortar during Resolute Dragon 25. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 M769 mortar range image 2Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a second public-domain Marine Corps photograph showing an M769 round being loaded into an M224 60 mm mortar during Resolute Dragon 25. | Accessed: 2026-06-23