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M1064 mortar carrierlarger figure on 1 of 1
M2 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M1064 mortar carrier | M2 mortar |
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| Type | Mortar carrier[source] | Infantry mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1990–present[source] | — |
| Used by | United States, Egypt , Thailand[source] | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[source] |
Width
Single source9.92 feet (3.02 m)[source]
Chassis top
Single sourceOverall
Single sourceChassis top:6 feet (1.8 m) Overall:8.19 feet (2.50 m)[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.
| Armor | 5083 Aluminum[source] | — |
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| Main armament | M120 mortar[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | M2 Browning[source] | — |
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| Engine | Detroit Diesel 6V53T[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Allison X200-4 series[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 17 inches (43 cm)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 95 US gallons (360 L)[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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| Manufacturer | — | 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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