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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
without transport chassis
Single source190.5 kg (420 lb) without transport chassis[source]
Mass
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| Specification | 2S12 Sani | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Heavy mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union / Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Donbas[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 | 1981[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Uraltransmash Works ( Ekaterinburg , Russia) Motovilikha Plants Corporation ( Perm , Russia)[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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| No. built | 2,000+ pieces[source] | — |
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| Shell | 120 mm HE mortar bombs[source] | 3 lb (1.4 kg)[source] |
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| Shell weight | 16 kg (35 lb)[source] | — |
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| Carriage | 2F510 2×1 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° from center[source] | 7°[source] |
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| Sights | MPM-44M graduated sight[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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