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At a glance
120mm M2 raiadolarger figure on 2 of 2
M2 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 120mm M2 raiado | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Heavy Mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Brazil[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | Brazilian Army[source] | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[source] |
| Designer | War Arsenal of Rio de Janeiro[source] | Edgar Brandt |
squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner, two ammunition carriers
Single source5 (squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner, two ammunition carriers)[source]
Barrel length
Single source2 ft 5 in (726 mm)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source520 ft/s (158 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | AGRJ - War Arsenal of Rio de Janeiro - Arsenal D. John VI[source] | Read Machinery Company[source]M2 mortar · original production contract, January 1940 Kennedy-Van Saun Engineering Company[source]M2 mortar · wartime production contractor Firestone Tire and Rubber Company[source]M2 mortar · wartime production contractor, 1945 Pakistan Machine Tool Factory Limited[source]M2-derived Type 63-1 · licensed variant production in Pakistan Helwan Machine Tools Company[source]M2-derived Type 63-1 · licensed variant production in Egypt |
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| Shell | HE[source] | 3 lb (1.4 kg)[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 7°[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Korean War Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Vietnam War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Guatemalan Civil War[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 31[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +40° to +85°[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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