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Combat
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| Specification | 240 mm mortar M240 | E44-E 81 mm Mortar |
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| Type | Towed mortar[source] | 81 mm infantry mortar[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] | — |
| Shell | (HE) 130 kg (286 lbs)[source] | — |
Static: 3,610 kg (7,960 lb) Combat: 4,150 kg (9,150 lb)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Elevation | +45° to +65°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 17°[source] | — |
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| Rate of fire | 1 round/minute[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Yurga Machine-Building Plant[source] | EBO[source] EAS ( Hellenic Arms Industry )[source] |
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| Used by | — | Hellenic Army[source] |
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| Role | — | efficient and accurate indirect firepower at the company and battalion level[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Greece[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 21, cell 2; revision 1377289840; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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