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M106 mortar carrierlarger figure on 1 of 1
M2 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M106 mortar carrier | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Mortar carrier[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | see operators[source] | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[source] |
| Wars | Cambodian Civil War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | 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 |
Width
Single source9 feet (2.7 m)[source]
Detroit Diesel 6V53T
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T 210 horsepower (160 kW)[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.
| Manufacturer | FMC Corp.[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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| Variants | XM106, M106, M106A1, M106A2[source] | Type 31[source] |
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| Armor | 5083 Aluminum[source] | — |
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| Main armament | M30 4.2 in (106.7 mm) mortar[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | M2 Browning[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 88 rounds (HE, Illumination, White Phosphorus)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Allison X200-4 series[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 16.5 inches (42 cm)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 90 US gallons (340 L)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Edgar Brandt[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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