160 mm mortar M1943 vs M69 mortar: Specs Compared

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AMortars

160 mm mortar M1943

Heavy mortar

Credit

Torin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BMortars

M69 mortar

Mortar

Credit

Capt. Anthony A Bacus, OIC, ACPA, Philippine Army · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

160 mm mortar M1943larger figure on 1 of 1

Mass+2384%

M69 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 42 rows sourced on both sides

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1.32m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.324 m

Length

Single source

1,324 millimetres (52.1 in)^[source]

1.2t

47.1kg

Mass+2384%

Configuration

Details

160 mm mortar M1943 and M69 mortar configuration
Specification	160 mm mortar M1943	M69 mortar
Type	Heavy mortar^[source]	Mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Yugoslavia^[source]
In service	1943–present^[source]	—
Wars	World War II Korean War Six-Day War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)^[source]	—
Shell	40.8 kg (90 lb) bomb

Elevation	+45° to +80°^[source]	45°–85°^[source]

Traverse	25°^[source]	5.6°^[source]

Role	smoothbore breech loading heavy mortar^[source]	—

Source measurement	The Soviet 160 mm mortar M1943 is a smoothbore breech loading heavy mortar that fired a 160 mm (6.3 in) bomb. The M1943 (also called the MT-13 ) was one of the heaviest mortar used by Soviet troops in World War II . Around 535 of these weapons were fielded with Soviet forces during the war. It was replaced in Soviet service after World War II by the M-160 mortar of the same caliber.^[source]160 mm mortar M1943 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Originally a simple scaling-up of the 120 mm (4.7 in) M1938 mortar , it soon became apparent that drop-loading a 40.8 kg (90 lb) bomb into a 3.03 m (9.9 ft) long tube would be too difficult for any man to do. It was redesigned into a breech loading weapon , and contains a substantial recoil system to soak up the massive shock of firing a 160 mm (6.3 in) bomb and prevent the baseplate from burying itself too deeply.^[source]160 mm mortar M1943 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The Soviet 160 mm mortar M1943 is a smoothbore breech loading heavy mortar that fired a 160 mm (6.3 in) bomb. The M1943 (also called the MT-13 ) was one of the heaviest mortar used by Soviet troops in World War II . Around 535 of these weapons were fielded with Soviet forces during the war. It was replaced in Soviet service after World War II by the M-160 mortar of the same caliber.^[source]160 mm mortar M1943 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Originally a simple scaling-up of the 120 mm (4.7 in) M1938 mortar , it soon became apparent that drop-loading a 40.8 kg (90 lb) bomb into a 3.03 m (9.9 ft) long tube would be too difficult for any man to do. It was redesigned into a breech loading weapon , and contains a substantial recoil system to soak up the massive shock of firing a 160 mm (6.3 in) bomb and prevent the baseplate from burying itself too deeply.^[source]160 mm mortar M1943 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Designer	—	Military Technical Institute^[source]

Feed system	—	muzzle-loaded^[source]

Sights	—	NSB-3^[source]

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