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MKFI · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
turret only
Single source4,445 kg (9,800 lb)(turret only)[source]
Mass
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMOS | M2 mortar |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Twin-barrel, self-loading mortar system[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Finland/Sweden[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2007[source] | — |
| Used by | Finnish Army[source] | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[source] |
| Designer |
42 lb (19 kg)[source]
Effective; ammo dependent
Single sourceMaximum; direct fire
Single sourceMaximum; indirect fire
Single source6–10 km (3.7–6.2 mi) (ammo dependent)[source]
10 km (6.2 mi) (indirect fire) 150–1,550 m (0.093–0.963 mi) (direct fire)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source1.1 mi (1.8 km)[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.
50 % Patria Vammas Oy 50 % Alvis Hägglunds AB[source]
Edgar Brandt[source] |
| Designed | 1994–2006[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Patria Hägglunds Oy[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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| Shell | Standard mortar smoothbore + stub case or smart guided ammunition. Typically HE[source] | 3 lb (1.4 kg)[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Breech | yes[source] | — |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic suspension[source] | — |
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| Carriage | 48 rds[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −3° to +85°, electrical/manual[source] | +40° to +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | ± 360°, electrical/manual[source] | 7°[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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