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240 mm mortar M240larger figure on 3 of 3
Brandt Mle 1935larger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Combat
Single sourceStatic
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 240 mm mortar M240 | Brandt Mle 1935 |
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| Type | Towed mortar[source] | Mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1953–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Algerian War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War |
Static: 3,610 kg (7,960 lb) Combat: 4,150 kg (9,150 lb)[source]
Mass
Single source19.7 kg (43 lb 7 oz)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceMaximum; with rocket-assisted
Single source9.7 km (6.0 mi) 20 km (12 mi) (with rocket-assisted)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range · source measurement 2
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range · source measurement 4
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source158 m/s (520 ft/s)[source]
Light HE shell
Single sourceLight HE shell: 160 g (5.6 oz)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Shell | (HE) 130 kg (286 lbs)[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +45° to +65°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 17°[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Yurga Machine-Building Plant[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Edgar Brandt[source] |
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| No. built | — | Over 4,900 (before 1940)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Brandt Mle 1935 modifié 1944[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | Light HE shell: 1.3 kg (2 lb 14 oz) Heavy HE shell: 2.2 kg (4 lb 14 oz)[source] |
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Single sourceEffective; Light HE shell to
Single sourceLight HE shell: 100 m (330 ft) to 1.7 km (1.1 mi) Heavy HE shell: 100 m (330 ft) to .95 km (0.59 mi)[source]