Credit
ShinePhantom · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
Measured figures
Combat
Single sourceStatic
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 240 mm mortar M240 | Carrier Mortar Tracked |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | — | Maximum speed (km/h): On road: 65 Cross country: 48[source]Separate on-road and cross-country source values; source unit is km/h |
| Type | Towed mortar[source] | self-propelled mortar system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[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] |
Static: 3,610 kg (7,960 lb) Combat: 4,150 kg (9,150 lb)[source]
Weight
Single sourceWeight (tonnes): 13[source]
Engine power
Single sourceEngine power (HP): 300[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] | — |
|---|
| Elevation | +45° to +65°[source] | 40° to 85°[source] |
|---|
| Traverse | 17°[source] | 24° on either side[source] |
|---|
| Manufacturer | Yurga Machine-Building Plant[source] | AVANI[source] |
|---|
| Designer | — | Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in India[source] |
|---|
| Armament | — | 108 mortar rounds and is also fitted with a 7.62 mm machine gun with 2,350 rounds[source] |
|---|
| Water speed | — | In water (km/h): 7[source] |
|---|
| Country of origin | — | India[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 14, cell 5; revision 1377113086; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
|---|
| Reported operators |
| — |
|---|