107mm M1938 mortar vs 120-PM-43 mortar

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Heavy mortar

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Mortar

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First system

Second system

At a glance

107mm M1938 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 3

120-PM-43 mortarlarger figure on 3 of 3

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

19 of 65 rows sourced on both sides

107mm

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Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.107 m

Diameter

Single source

170kg

275kg

Configuration

107mm M1938 mortar and 120-PM-43 mortar configuration
Specification	107mm M1938 mortar	120-PM-43 mortar
Type	Heavy mortar^[source]	Mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1943–1975 (Soviet Union) 1938–present^[source]	1943-present^[source]
Wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Afghan Wars 2011 Libyan civil war^[source]

Designed	1936^[source]	—

Shell	9.1 kg (20 lb) bomb^[source]	—

Breech	muzzle loaded^[source]	muzzle loaded^[source]

Elevation	45° to 80°^[source]	+45° to +80°^[source]

Traverse	3°^[source]	—

Filling	TNT^[source]	—

Role	scaled-down version of the 120mm M1938 mortar^[source]	—

Source measurement	In World War II , the 107mm mortar saw service with Soviet mountain infantry as a divisional artillery weapon. Weapons captured by the Germans were given the designation 10.7 cm Gebirgsgranatwerfer 328(r) . Its last significant use in battle was in the Vietnam War . The ability to break down the weapon made it particularly suited to the rugged terrain of Vietnam .^[source]107mm M1938 mortar · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Country of origin	Soviet Union^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 7, cell 4; revision 1372696737; retrieved 2026-10-02	—

Used by	—	Soviet Union^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Uralmash^[source]

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