120-PM-43 mortar vs 2B11: Specs Compared

AMortars

120-PM-43 mortar

Mortar

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

BMortars

2B11

Mortar

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

120-PM-43 mortarlarger figure on 2 of 3

Mass+31%
Crew+20%

2B11larger figure on 1 of 3

Range+26%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 73 rows sourced on both sides

275kg

210kg

Mass+31%

All recorded figures & sources

275 kg

Mass

Single source

275 kg (606 lb)^[source]

210 kg

Mass

Single source

210 kg (460 lb)^[source]

Crew+20%

All recorded figures & sources

6 people

Crew

Single source

6^[source]

5 people

Crew

Single source

5^[source]

5.7kmEffective; maximum

7.2kmEffective; Maximum

Range+26%

All recorded figures & sources

5.7 km

Effective; maximum

Single source

0.5 km

Effective; minimum

Single source

5,700 m (6,200 yd) maximum, 500 m (550 yd) minimum^[source]

7.18 km

Effective; Maximum

Single source

0.46 km

Effective; Minimum

Single source

7.18 km

Maximum; 2B11; infobox maximum firing range

Single source

Minimum: 0.46 km (0.29 mi) Maximum: 7.18 km (4.46 mi)^[source]

Maximum: 7.18 km (4.46 mi)^[source]2B11; infobox maximum firing range

Максимальная дальность, м 9000 ( КМ-8 «Грань» )^[source]

120mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

120 mm

Caliber

Single source

120 mm (4.7 in)^[source]

120 mm

Caliber

Single source

120 mm (4.7 in)^[source]

9rpmmaximum, 70 rds/hr sustained

15rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

9 rounds/min

maximum, 70 rds/hr sustained

Single source

9 rpm maximum, 70 rds/hr sustained^[source]

15 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

15 rounds per minute^[source]

272m/sFrag-HE & HE

—

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

272 m/s

Frag-HE & HE

Single source

272 m/s (890 ft/s) Frag-HE & HE^[source]

—

1.74m

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

1.74 m

Barrel length

Single source

1740 mm^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

120-PM-43 mortar and 2B11 configuration
Specification	120-PM-43 mortar	2B11
Type	Mortar^[source]	Mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1943-present^[source]	1981–present^[source]
Used by	Soviet Union^[source]	—
Wars	Eastern Front (World War II) Korean War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War South Sudanese Civil War^[source]	Soviet–Afghan War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]
Manufacturer	Uralmash^[source]	Motovilikhinskiye Zavody Special Engineering and Metallurgy JSC^[source]
Breech	muzzle loaded^[source]	—
Elevation	+45° to +80°^[source]	45–80°^[source]
Designed	—	1981^[source]
Shell	—	HE , smoke , illuminating and incendiary^[source]
Shell weight	—	16.8 kg (37 lb)^[source]
Carriage	—	2F510 2x1 wheeled transport chassis, GAZ-66 4×4 truck ( prime mover )^[source]
Traverse	—	±5° (without bipod repositioning)^[source]
Sights	—	MPM-44M^[source]
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120-PM-43 mortar

2B11

Type

Mortar^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1943-present^[source]

1981–present^[source]

Used by

Soviet Union^[source]

—

Wars

Eastern Front (World War II) Korean War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War South Sudanese Civil War^[source]

Soviet–Afghan War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Manufacturer

Uralmash^[source]

Motovilikhinskiye Zavody Special Engineering and Metallurgy JSC^[source]

Breech

muzzle loaded^[source]

—

Elevation

+45° to +80°^[source]

45–80°^[source]

Designed

—

1981^[source]

Shell

—

HE , smoke , illuminating and incendiary^[source]

Shell weight

—

16.8 kg (37 lb)^[source]

Carriage

—

2F510 2x1 wheeled transport chassis, GAZ-66 4×4 truck ( prime mover )^[source]

Traverse

—

±5° (without bipod repositioning)^[source]

Sights

—

MPM-44M^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Albania
Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Botswana
Reported operator · Burkina Faso
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Cape Verde
Reported operator · Central African Republic
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · Guinea-Bissau
Reported operator · Guyana
Reported operator · Hungary
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Madagascar
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · Nepal
Reported operator · Nicaragua
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · South Sudan
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Zimbabwe

Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Belarus
Reported operator · Estonia
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Kyrgyzstan
Reported operator · Latvia
Reported operator · Moldova
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Luhansk PR
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Uzbekistan
Reported operator · Venezuela