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At a glance
120-PM-43 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 1
2S4 Tyulpanlarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 120-PM-43 mortar | 2S4 Tyulpan |
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| Type | Mortar[source] | Self-propelled heavy mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1943-present[source] | 1975−present[source] |
| Used by | Soviet Union[source] | See Operators[source] |
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source60 km/h (37 mph)[source]
Effective; maximum
Single sourceEffective; minimum
Single source5,700 m (6,200 yd) maximum, 500 m (550 yd) minimum[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceV-59, V12 Diesel engine
Single sourceV-59, V12 Diesel engine 520 hp (390 kW)[source]
Frag-HE & HE
Single source272 m/s (890 ft/s) Frag-HE & HE[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | Lebanese Civil War Soviet-Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Uralmash[source] | Uraltransmash[source] |
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| Breech | muzzle loaded[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +45° to +80°[source] | 50°−80°[source] |
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| Designer | — | Yuri V. Tomashov Yuri N. Kalachnikov[source] |
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| No. built | — | 450[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 10°[source] |
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| Armor | — | Steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 240 mm 2B8 mortar (40 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | PKT machine gun (1,500 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.9 hp/t (14.1 kW/t)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 850 L (190 imp gal; 220 US gal)[source] |
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