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2B11larger figure on 3 of 4
M2 mortarlarger figure on 1 of 4
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Measured figures
Mass
Single source210 kg (460 lb)[source]
Mass
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2B11 | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | World War II Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Korean War Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Vietnam War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Guatemalan Civil War[source] |
42 lb (19 kg)[source]
Effective; Maximum
Single sourceEffective; Minimum
Single sourceMaximum; 2B11; infobox maximum firing range
Single sourceMinimum: 0.46 km (0.29 mi) Maximum: 7.18 km (4.46 mi)[source]
Maximum: 7.18 km (4.46 mi)[source]2B11; infobox maximum firing range
Максимальная дальность, м 9000 ( КМ-8 «Грань» )[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source1.1 mi (1.8 km)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source520 ft/s (158 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1981[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikhinskiye Zavody Special Engineering and Metallurgy JSC[source] | Read Machinery Company[source]M2 mortar · original production contract, January 1940 Kennedy-Van Saun Engineering Company[source]M2 mortar · wartime production contractor Firestone Tire and Rubber Company[source]M2 mortar · wartime production contractor, 1945 Pakistan Machine Tool Factory Limited[source]M2-derived Type 63-1 · licensed variant production in Pakistan Helwan Machine Tools Company[source]M2-derived Type 63-1 · licensed variant production in Egypt |
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| Shell | HE , smoke , illuminating and incendiary[source] | 3 lb (1.4 kg)[source] |
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| Shell weight | 16.8 kg (37 lb)[source] | — |
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| Carriage | 2F510 2x1 wheeled transport chassis, GAZ-66 4×4 truck ( prime mover )[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 45–80°[source] | +40° to +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±5° (without bipod repositioning)[source] | 7°[source] |
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| Sights | MPM-44M[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[source] |
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| Designer | — | Edgar Brandt[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 31[source] |
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