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LRM vz. 99 ANTOSlarger figure on 0 of 1
M2 mortarlarger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | LRM vz. 99 ANTOS | M2 mortar |
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| Type | 60,7 mm mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | Czech Republic[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | VTÚVM[source] | Read Machinery Company[source]M2 mortar · original production contract, January 1940 Kennedy-Van Saun Engineering Company[source]M2 mortar · wartime production contractor |
squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner, two ammunition carriers
Single source5 (squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner, two ammunition carriers)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source1.1 mi (1.8 km)[source]
Barrel length
Single source2 ft 5 in (726 mm)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source18 rounds per minute[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.
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
| 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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| Designer | — | Edgar Brandt[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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