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2B14 Podnoslarger figure on 3 of 3
M2 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Mass
Single source41.88 kg (92.3 lb)[source]
Mass
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2B14 Podnos | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1980s[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil 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]
Barrel length
Single source2 ft 5 in (726 mm)[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 | 1983[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Gorky Engineering Plant[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 | 3.14 kg (6 lb 15 oz) HE[source] | 3 lb (1.4 kg)[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°–85°[source] | +40° to +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±8° (without bipod repositioning)[source] | 7°[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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