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2S31 Venalarger figure on 2 of 3
M2 mortarlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 2S31 Vena | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Fire Support Combat Vehicle ( self-propelled mortar )[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | — |
| Designer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Edgar Brandt[source] |
| Designed | 1980–2007 |
Width
Single source3 m (9.8 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source70 km/h (43 mph)[source]
Diesel UTD-29
Single sourceDiesel UTD-29 340 kW (460 hp)[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.
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[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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| Produced | 1996[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -4° to +80°[source] | +40° to +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 7°[source] |
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| Main armament | 2A80 120 mm mortar[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 19.4 kW (26.0 hp) per ton[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Individual torsion bar[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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| Wars | — | 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] |
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| Variants | — | Type 31[source] |
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| Shell | — | 3 lb (1.4 kg)[source] |
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