82-BM-37 vs M30 mortar: Specs Compared

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AMortars

82-BM-37

Infantry mortar

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Credit

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M30 mortar — licensed reference photograph

BMortars

M30 mortar

Mortar

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

82-BM-37larger figure on 0 of 3

None

M30 mortarlarger figure on 3 of 3

Mass+445%
Range+125%
Calibre+30%

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Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 96 rows sourced on both sides

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1.52m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.524 m

Length

Single source

1.524 m (5 ft)^[source]

56kg

305kg

Mass+445%

Configuration

Details

82-BM-37 and M30 mortar configuration
Specification	82-BM-37	M30 mortar
Type	Infantry mortar^[source]	Mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1937–present^[source]	1951–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 Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Third Indochina War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Gulf War^[source]

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

Elevation	+45° to +75°^[source]	—

Traverse	6° to 15°^[source]	—

Designer	—	U.S. Chemical Warfare Service^[source]

Former operator · South Vietnam	—	South Vietnam^[source]

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