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120-PM-43 mortarlarger figure on 2 of 2
M29 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Mass
Single source275 kg (606 lb)[source]
Mass
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 120-PM-43 mortar | M29 mortar |
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| Type | Mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1943-present[source] | 1952–present[source] |
| Used by | Soviet Union[source] | See Users[source] |
42.4 kilograms (93 lb)[source]
Effective; maximum
Single sourceEffective; minimum
Single source5,700 m (6,200 yd) maximum, 500 m (550 yd) minimum[source]
maximum, 70 rds/hr sustained
Single source9 rpm maximum, 70 rds/hr sustained[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] | Korean War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Uralmash[source] | — |
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| Breech | muzzle loaded[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +45° to +80°[source] | — |
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| Feed system | — | manual[source] |
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| Former operator · Austria | — | Austria[source] |
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| Former operator · Cyprus | — | Cyprus[source] |
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| Former operator · Denmark | — | Denmark[source] |
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| Former operator · Greece | — | Greece[source] |
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| Former operator · Italy | — | Italy[source] |
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| Former operator · Japan | — | Japan[source] |
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| Former operator · Myanmar | — | Myanmar[source] |
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| Former operator · Netherlands | — | Netherlands[source] |
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| Former operator · Sweden | — | Sweden[source] |
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| Former operator · United States | — | United States[source] |
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| Former operator · South Vietnam | — | South Vietnam[source] |
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| Former operator · Vietnam | — | Vietnam[source] |
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