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2B9 Vasileklarger figure on 5 of 5
M2 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 5
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Measured figures
Mass
Single source632 kg (1,393 lb)[source]
Mass
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2B9 Vasilek | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Automatic gun-mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1970–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh 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]
squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner, two ammunition carriers
Single source5 (squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner, two ammunition carriers)[source]
Barrel length
Single source2 ft 5 in (726 mm)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Bolshevik Plant , Norinco , Diósgyőri Gépgyár[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 | 3.23 kg (7 lb 2 oz) bomb[source] | 3 lb (1.4 kg)[source] |
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| Breech | muzzle loaded or breech loaded[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −1° to 85°[source] | +40° to +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | 60°[source] | 7°[source] |
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| Sights | PAM-1 2.5× or 3×[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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