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L16 81mm mortarlarger figure on 4 of 5
M2 mortarlarger figure on 1 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Mass
Single source35.3 kg (78 lb)[source]
Mass
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | L16 81mm mortar | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom Canada[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[source] |
| Wars | Rhodesian Bush War Lebanese Civil War Nepalese civil war Borneo, South Arabia, Oman Vietnam War Falklands War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Balkans, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Mali. Syrian Civil War[source] |
42 lb (19 kg)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceEffective; HE
Single sourceEffective; Illumination
Single sourceEffective; Smoke
Single sourceHE: 100–5,675 m (109–6,206 yd) Smoke: 100–5,675 m (109–6,206 yd) Illumination: 400–4,800 m (437–5,249 yd)[source]
5,650 m (6,180 yd)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source1.1 mi (1.8 km)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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] |
| Designer | Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, Fort Halstead (barrel and bipod)[source] | Edgar Brandt[source] |
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| Designed | 1956[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Royal Ordnance (barrel and bipod)[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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| Produced | 1965[source] | — |
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| Shell weight | 4.2 kilograms (9.3 lb) (L3682).[source] | — |
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| Action | muzzle loading[source] | — |
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| Breech | none[source] | — |
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| Recoil | baseplate and spring buffered mounting clamp[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Manual[source] | — |
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| Sights | Optical (C2) with Trilux illumination[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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