U.S. Marines Test New Mortar Counter-Personnel Rounds

08/23/2018

U.S. Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment and civilians conduct weapons testing on the 81mm experimental non-lethal Indirect Fire Munition (IDFM) rounds at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 16, 2018. 

The IDFM is an integrated flash bang counter-personnel, non-lethal 81 mm mortar round designed to suppress personnel at range, minimizing collateral damage.

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HI, UNITED STATES

07.16.2018

Video by Lance Cpl. Adam Montera and Lance Cpl. Eric Tso

III Marine Expeditionary Force