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E56 120 mm Mortarlarger figure on 2 of 3
M2 mortarlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Single sourcein transport
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| Specification | E56 120 mm Mortar | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Greece[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | — |
| Designer | Hellenic Defence Systems[source] | Edgar Brandt[source] |
| Manufacturer | Hellenic Defence Systems |
266 kg in field 431kg in transport[source]
Mass
Single source42 lb (19 kg)[source]
Barrel length
Single source2 ft 5 in (726 mm)[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.
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 |
| Feed system | manual[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[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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| Shell | — | 3 lb (1.4 kg)[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +40° to +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 7°[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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