120-PM-43 mortar vs 160 mm mortar M1943

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AMortars

120-PM-43 mortar

Mortar

Credit

Cooper6 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BMortars

160 mm mortar M1943

Heavy mortar

Credit

Torin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

120-PM-43 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

160 mm mortar M1943larger figure on 2 of 2

Mass+325%
Calibre+33%

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Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 59 rows sourced on both sides

275kg

1.2t

Mass+325%

All recorded figures & sources

275 kg

Mass

Single source

275 kg (606 lb)^[source]

1,170 kg

Mass

Single source

Configuration

Details

120-PM-43 mortar and 160 mm mortar M1943 configuration
Specification	120-PM-43 mortar	160 mm mortar M1943
Type	Mortar^[source]	Heavy mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1943-present^[source]	1943–present^[source]
Used by	Soviet Union^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Uralmash^[source]	—

Breech	muzzle loaded^[source]	—

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

Shell	—	40.8 kg (90 lb) bomb^[source]

Traverse	—	25°^[source]

Role	—	smoothbore breech loading heavy mortar^[source]

Source measurement	—	The Soviet 160 mm mortar M1943 is a smoothbore breech loading heavy mortar that fired a 160 mm (6.3 in) bomb. The M1943 (also called the MT-13 ) was one of the heaviest mortar used by Soviet troops in World War II . Around 535 of these weapons were fielded with Soviet forces during the war. It was replaced in Soviet service after World War II by the M-160 mortar of the same caliber.^[source]160 mm mortar M1943 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Originally a simple scaling-up of the 120 mm (4.7 in) M1938 mortar , it soon became apparent that drop-loading a 40.8 kg (90 lb) bomb into a 3.03 m (9.9 ft) long tube would be too difficult for any man to do. It was redesigned into a breech loading weapon , and contains a substantial recoil system to soak up the massive shock of firing a 160 mm (6.3 in) bomb and prevent the baseplate from burying itself too deeply.^[source]160 mm mortar M1943 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The Soviet 160 mm mortar M1943 is a smoothbore breech loading heavy mortar that fired a 160 mm (6.3 in) bomb. The M1943 (also called the MT-13 ) was one of the heaviest mortar used by Soviet troops in World War II . Around 535 of these weapons were fielded with Soviet forces during the war. It was replaced in Soviet service after World War II by the M-160 mortar of the same caliber.^[source]160 mm mortar M1943 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Originally a simple scaling-up of the 120 mm (4.7 in) M1938 mortar , it soon became apparent that drop-loading a 40.8 kg (90 lb) bomb into a 3.03 m (9.9 ft) long tube would be too difficult for any man to do. It was redesigned into a breech loading weapon , and contains a substantial recoil system to soak up the massive shock of firing a 160 mm (6.3 in) bomb and prevent the baseplate from burying itself too deeply.^[source]160 mm mortar M1943 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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