M29 mortar vs M69 mortar: Specs Compared

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M29 mortar — licensed reference photograph

AMortars

M29 mortar

Infantry mortar

Credit

US Air Force · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BMortars

M69 mortar

Mortar

Credit

Capt. Anthony A Bacus, OIC, ACPA, Philippine Army · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

M29 mortarlarger figure on 0 of 1

None

M69 mortarlarger figure on 1 of 1

Mass+11%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 69 rows sourced on both sides

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1.32m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.324 m

Length

Single source

1,324 millimetres (52.1 in)^[source]

42.4kg

47.1kg

Mass+11%

Configuration

Details

M29 mortar and M69 mortar configuration
Specification	M29 mortar	M69 mortar
Type	Infantry mortar^[source]	Mortar^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Yugoslavia^[source]
In service	1952–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Users^[source]	—
Wars	Korean War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War^[source]

Feed system	manual^[source]	muzzle-loaded^[source]

Former operator · Austria	Austria^[source]	—

Former operator · Cyprus	Cyprus^[source]	—

Former operator · Denmark	Denmark^[source]	—

Former operator · Greece	Greece^[source]	—

Former operator · Italy	Italy^[source]	—

Former operator · Japan	Japan^[source]	—

Former operator · Myanmar	Myanmar^[source]	—

Former operator · Netherlands	Netherlands^[source]	—

Former operator · Sweden	Sweden^[source]	—

Former operator · United States	United States^[source]	—

Former operator · South Vietnam	South Vietnam^[source]	—

Former operator · Vietnam	Vietnam^[source]	—

Designer	—	Military Technical Institute^[source]

Elevation	—	45°–85°^[source]

Traverse	—	5.6°^[source]

Sights	—	NSB-3^[source]

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