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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 120-PM-43 mortar | Cardom |
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| Type | Mortar[source] | Recoil mortar system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1943-present[source] | 2003-present[source] |
| Used by | Soviet Union[source] | US army, IDF, NATO forces and more[source] |
Crew
Single sourceEffective; maximum
Single sourceEffective; minimum
Single source5,700 m (6,200 yd) maximum, 500 m (550 yd) minimum[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] | List of Conflicts War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Syrian civil war 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Uralmash[source] | Soltam Systems[source] |
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| Breech | muzzle loaded[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +45° to +80°[source] | — |
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| Reported operators |
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