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M-4 commando mortarlarger figure on 1 of 3
M2 mortarlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Mass
Single sourcebaseplate
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-4 commando mortar | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Muzzle loading mortar[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Former operator · Rhodesia | Rhodesia[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Denel Land Systems[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 |
breech
Single sourcesight/handle
Single sourceTotal barrel
Single sourceTotal 7.2 kg - barrel 3.2 kg - breech 0.9 kg - baseplate 1.9 kg - sight/handle - 1.1 kg[source]
Mass
Single source42 lb (19 kg)[source]
squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner, two ammunition carriers
Single source5 (squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner, two ammunition carriers)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source18 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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
| Country of origin | South Africa[source]Inventory Origin column; table 18, row 5, cell 2; revision 1376173699; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | United States[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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| 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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