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M252 mortar is a mortar originating in United Kingdom (designed) United States (manufactured). Reported operators include Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Jordan, United States Army, United States Marine Corps.
M252 mortar
Lance Cpl. James W. Clark · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedTechnical data
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.27 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
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M252 mortar
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Mapped labelled specifications
1980s portable 81 mm mortar of the US Army and Marine Corps 81 mm mortar M252 M252 Mortar edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – English M252 1980s
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Mapped labelled specifications
1980s portable 81 mm mortar of the US Army and Marine Corps 81 mm mortar M252 M252 Mortar edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – English M252 1980s
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Mortar
United Kingdom (designed) United States (manufactured)
1987–present (United States)
See Operators
Vietnam War (prototype model) Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War
41.3 kilograms (91 lb)
1.27 metres (4 ft 2 in)
5
81 millimetres (3.2 in)
45°–85.2°
5.6°
8–16 rpm sustained 20–30 rpm in exceptional circumstances and for short periods
HE: 91–5,935 m (99–6,490.6 yd)
muzzle-loaded
Australia
Denmark
Estonia
Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan
Jordan
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
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M252 mortar equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
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IraqArmy exact named equipment holdings: M252. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 81mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
JordanReported count for M252 mortar. Service scope: Royal Jordanian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 267. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United StatesUS Army exact named equipment holdings: M252. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 81mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
US Marine Corps exact named equipment holdings: M252. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 81mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for M252. Service scope: United States Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): numbers: 990. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-12. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Jordan, United States Army, United States Marine Corps
Equipment reference ↗
Australia
Denmark
Estonia
Lebanon