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M2 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 3
M30 mortarlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M2 mortar | M30 mortar |
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| Type | Infantry mortar[source] | Mortar[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[source] | See Users[source] |
| 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] |
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]
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.
Korean War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Third Indochina War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Gulf War[source] |
| Designer | Edgar Brandt[source] | U.S. Chemical Warfare Service[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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| In service | — | 1951–Present[source] |
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| Former operator · South Vietnam | — | South Vietnam[source] |
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