82-BM-37 vs M29 mortar: Specs Compared

AMortars

82-BM-37

Infantry mortar

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

M29 mortar — licensed reference photograph

BMortars

M29 mortar

Infantry mortar

Credit

US Air Force · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

82-BM-37larger figure on 2 of 2

Mass+32%
Calibre+1%

M29 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

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Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 97 rows sourced on both sides

56kg

42.4kg

Mass+32%

All recorded figures & sources

56 kg

Mass

Single source

56 kilograms (123 lb)^[source]

42.4 kg

Mass

Single source

42.4 kilograms (93 lb)^[source]

3kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

3.04 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

3,040 m (3,320 yd)^[source]

1.22m

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Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

1.22 m

Barrel length

Single source

1.22 metres (4 ft)^[source]

82mmCaliber

81mmCaliber

Calibre+1%

All recorded figures & sources

82 mm

Caliber

Single source

82 millimetres (3.2 in)^[source]

81 mm

Caliber

Single source

81 mm (3.2 in)^[source]

25–30rounds/min

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Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

25–30 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

25–30 rpm^[source]

211m/s

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Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

211 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

211 m/s (690 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

82-BM-37 and M29 mortar configuration
Specification	82-BM-37	M29 mortar
Type	Infantry mortar^[source]	Infantry mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1937–present^[source]	1952–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^[source]	Korean War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War^[source]
Shell weight	3.05 kg (6 lb 12 oz)^[source]	—
Elevation	+45° to +75°^[source]	—
Traverse	6° to 15°^[source]	—
Feed system	—	manual^[source]
Former operator · Austria	—	Austria^[source]
Former operator · Cyprus	—	Cyprus^[source]
Former operator · Denmark	—	Denmark^[source]
Former operator · Greece	—	Greece^[source]
Former operator · Italy	—	Italy^[source]
Former operator · Japan	—	Japan^[source]
Former operator · Myanmar	—	Myanmar^[source]
Former operator · Netherlands	—	Netherlands^[source]
Former operator · Sweden	—	Sweden^[source]
Former operator · United States	—	United States^[source]
Former operator · South Vietnam	—	South Vietnam^[source]
Former operator · Vietnam	—	Vietnam^[source]
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82-BM-37

M29 mortar

Type

Infantry mortar^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United States^[source]

In service

1937–present^[source]

1952–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^[source]

Korean War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War^[source]

Shell weight

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

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Elevation

+45° to +75°^[source]

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Traverse

6° to 15°^[source]

—

Feed system

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manual^[source]