82-BM-37 vs M2 mortar: Specs Compared

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AMortars

82-BM-37

Infantry mortar

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BMortars

M2 mortar

Infantry mortar

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

82-BM-37larger figure on 6 of 6

Mass+195%
Range+69%
Barrel length+68%
Calibre+37%
Rate of fire+53%
Muzzle velocity+34%

M2 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 6

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Measured figures

Head to head

23 of 82 rows sourced on both sides

56kg

19kg

Mass+195%

All recorded figures & sources

56 kg

Mass

Single source

56 kilograms (123 lb)^[source]

19 kg

Mass

Single source

Configuration

Details

82-BM-37 and M2 mortar configuration
Specification	82-BM-37	M2 mortar
Type	Infantry mortar^[source]	Infantry mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1937–present^[source]	—
Used by	Soviet Union^[source]	United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam^[source]
Wars

Shell weight	3.05 kg (6 lb 12 oz)^[source]	—

Elevation	+45° to +75°^[source]	+40° to +85°^[source]

Traverse	6° to 15°^[source]	7°^[source]

Designer	—	Edgar Brandt^[source]

Variants	—	Type 31^[source]

Shell	—	3 lb (1.4 kg)^[source]

Manufacturer	—	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

Manufacturer

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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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