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120-PM-43 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 3
M-160 mortarlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Mass
Single source275 kg (606 lb)[source]
Mass
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 120-PM-43 mortar | M-160 mortar |
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| Type | Mortar[source] | Mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1943-present[source] | 1953–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 |
1,470 kilograms (3,240 lb)[source]
Barrel length
Single source4.55 metres (14.9 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Arab–Israeli conflict Vietnam War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Iran–Iraq War Syrian civil war[source] |
| Manufacturer | Uralmash[source] | Tula Plant No. 535 (now Tulamashzavod ) V111, V113 and V125 Plant (Vietnam)[source] |
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| Breech | muzzle loaded[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +45° to +80°[source] | +50° to +80°[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1949–1957 (USSR) 1974 (Vietnam, with support from USSR)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 2,353 (USSR) 100 (Vietnam)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Shell | — | 41.5 kilograms (91 lb) bomb[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 24°[source] |
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