February 1st, 2005  
SHERMAN
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I thought most of the mortars were built in for popping smoke.
all modern MBTs have smoke dischargers. The Merkava has those too...We are talking about a 60mm mortar that is mounted in the Turret. In earlier versions it was mounted on the outside, but today the mortar is internal.
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