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240 mm mortar M240larger figure on 3 of 3
M-160 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Combat
Single sourceStatic
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 240 mm mortar M240 | M-160 mortar |
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| Type | Towed mortar[source] | Mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1953–present[source] | 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] | Arab–Israeli conflict Vietnam War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Iran–Iraq War Syrian civil war |
Static: 3,610 kg (7,960 lb) Combat: 4,150 kg (9,150 lb)[source]
Mass
Single source1,470 kilograms (3,240 lb)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source343 metres per second (1,130 ft/s)[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] | 41.5 kilograms (91 lb) bomb[source] |
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| Elevation | +45° to +65°[source] | +50° to +80°[source] |
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| Traverse | 17°[source] | 24°[source] |
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| Rate of fire | 1 round/minute[source] | 2–3 rounds/minute[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Yurga Machine-Building Plant[source] | Tula Plant No. 535 (now Tulamashzavod ) V111, V113 and V125 Plant (Vietnam)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1949–1957 (USSR) 1974 (Vietnam, with support from USSR)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 2,353 (USSR) 100 (Vietnam)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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