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At a glance
M2 mortarlarger figure on 2 of 2
Type 89 grenade discharger (China)larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M2 mortar | Type 89 grenade discharger (China) |
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| Type | Infantry mortar[source] | Mortar / grenade discharger[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| Used by | United States France Israel South Korea Republic of China China Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam[source] | China[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 |
Barrel length
Single source2 ft 5 in (726 mm)[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.
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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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| Cartridge | — | 50 mm grenade[source] |
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