82-BM-37 vs L16 81mm mortar: Specs Compared

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AMortars

82-BM-37

Infantry mortar

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Credit

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L16 81mm mortar — licensed reference photograph

BMortars

L16 81mm mortar

Mortar

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

82-BM-37larger figure on 2 of 5

Mass+59%
Rate of fire+83%

L16 81mm mortarlarger figure on 3 of 5

Range+86%
Barrel length+5%
Muzzle velocity+7%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 91 rows sourced on both sides

56kg

35.3kg

Mass+59%

All recorded figures & sources

56 kg

Mass

Single source

56 kilograms (123 lb)^[source]

35.3 kg

Mass

Single source

Configuration

Details

82-BM-37 and L16 81mm mortar configuration
Specification	82-BM-37	L16 81mm mortar
Type	Infantry mortar^[source]	Mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United Kingdom Canada^[source]
In service	1937–present^[source]	—
Used by	Soviet Union^[source]	See Users^[source]
Wars	World War II Kosovo War Korean War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Uganda-Tanzania War Afghan Wars Gulf War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War

Shell weight	3.05 kg (6 lb 12 oz)^[source]	4.2 kilograms (9.3 lb) (L3682).^[source]

Elevation	+45° to +75°^[source]	—

Traverse	6° to 15°^[source]	—

Designer	—	Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, Fort Halstead (barrel and bipod)^[source]

Designed	—	1956^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Royal Ordnance (barrel and bipod)^[source]

Produced	—	1965^[source]

Action	—	muzzle loading^[source]

Breech	—	none^[source]

Recoil	—	baseplate and spring buffered mounting clamp^[source]

Feed system	—	Manual^[source]

Sights	—	Optical (C2) with Trilux illumination^[source]

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