120-PM-43 mortar

Finnish landmine PM-43 and PM-68 mine M1943 Mortar 120 mm regimental mortar M1943.jpg 300 120mm PM-43 mortar Soviet Union Mortar yes 1943-present Soviet Union Eastern Front (World War II)Korean WarKorean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953 Gordon L. Rottman 198 December 2002 Praeger 978-0-275-97835-8 https://books.google.com/books?id=NpOp2OO1-DAC&pg=PA198 2019-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123838/https://books.google.fr/books?id=NpOp2OO1-DAC&pg=PA198 2018-12-09 liveVietnam WarNorth Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958–75 Warrior 135 Gordon L. Rottman 10 Feb 2009 Osprey Publishing 9781846033711 https://books.google.com/books?id=iC21CwAAQBAJ 32Cambodian Civil WarRhodesian Bush WarPortuguese Colonial WarLebanese Civil WarSoviet–Afghan WarSoviet Paratrooper vs Mujahideen Fighter: Afghanistan 1979–89 Combat 29 Osprey Publishing David Campbell 30 Nov 2017 9781472817648 19, 77Gulf WarSouth Sudanese Civil WarThe Military Balance 2016 492 Uralmash 275 kg lb on 6 120 mm in on 9 rpm maximum, 70 rds/hr sustained 272 m/s ft/s on Frag-HE & HE 5700 m yd on maximum, 500 m yd on minimum muzzle loaded +45° to +80° The M1943 Mortar or 120-PM-43 (ru 120-Полковой Миномёт-43) or the 120-mm mortar Model 1943 (ru 120-мм миномет обр. 1943 г.), also known as the SAMOVAR, is a Soviet 120 millimeter calibre smoothbore mortar first introduced in 1943 as a modified version of the M1938 mortar.120-HM 38 fr Encyclopédie des armes : Les forces armées du monde Atlas 1986 2042–2043 IX 103. Armes de soutien d'infanterie 1939-1945 It virtually replaced the M1938 as the standard weapon for mortar batteries in all Soviet infantry battalions by the late 1980s, though the armies of the Warsaw Pact utilised both in their forces.US Army, FM 100-2-3 The Soviet Army: Troops, Organization and Equipment, 5–60 Ammunition Shells specificationsEncyclopedia XXI century. Weapons and technologies of Russia. Volume 12. Weapons of destruction and ammunition, pp. 183, 217-222.Firing tables for 120-mm regimental mortars mod. 1938 and mod. 1943 TS No. 104, Military Publishing House of the USSR - Ministry of Defense (1967) Shot index Shell index Shell weight, kg Mass of explosive, kg Area of manpower destruction, m² Area of damage to equipment, m² Maximum firing range, km HE 53-VF-843 53-F-843 16,2 3,93 4,1 HE/FRAG 53-VOF-843 53-OF-843 15,9 3,0 5,7 53-VOF-843А 53-OF-843A 15,9 1,58 5,52 53-VOF-843B 53-OF-843B 16 1,4 1200 200 5,7 3VOF3 3OF5 15,6 1,25 5,35 3VOF53 3OF34 16,1 3,43 2250 1200 5,7 3VOF57 3OF36 16,1 3,16 1700 700 5,7 Incendiary 53-VZ-843A 53-Z-843A 17 1,359 — — 5,47 3VЗ4 3-Z-2 16,3 1,94 — — 5,7 Smoke 53-VD-843A 53-D-843A 16,44 1,6 — — 5,5 3VD5 3D5 16,6 1,65 — — 5,8 3VD16 3D14 16,1 — — 5,4 Illumination 53-VS-843 53-S-843 16,28 0,875 — — 5,4 3VS24 3S9 16,28 1,28 — — 5,4 Design This muzzle-loading mortar can be easily broken down into three parts – barrel, bipod and baseplate – for movement over short distances or towed by a GAZ-66 truck on a two-wheel tubular carriage. The baseplate mounting permits all-azimuth firing; however, as with most Soviet mortars, it was difficult to turn rapidly over a wide traverse. It could accommodate small-angle shifts of up to 6 degrees without having to shift the baseplate though. Variants It was copied in China as the Type 53 mortar.120 mm Type 53 mortar Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003 https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n1295 1295–1296 15 March 1992 A more robust but heavier version, the Type 55, was developed by Norinco.NORINCO 120 mm Type 55 mortar Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003 https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n1295 1295–1296 4 June 2001 Egypt also produced a locally modified variant, the Helwan Model UK 2.Helwan 120 mm Model UK 2 heavy mortar Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003 https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n1617 1617–1618 4 June 2001 An improved version called the 2B11 Sani was also produced by the Soviets and, in combination with the 2B9 Vasilek, was being used to phase out the M1943 from service. Users thumb|A map with nations that use the 120-PM-43 mortar in blue AfghanistanAfghanistan, Arms and Conflict: Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society Michael Vinai Bhatia Mark Sedra Routledge Small Arms Survey Small Arms Survey 978-0-415-45308-0 https://books.google.com/books?id=P4N9AgAAQBAJ 66 May 2008 2019-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20180901145604/https://books.google.fr/books?id=P4N9AgAAQBAJ 2018-09-01 live Albania120 mm M-43 mortar Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003 https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3681 3682–3683 4 June 2001 AlgeriaThe Military Balance 2016 320 Bangladesh: Type 53 variantNational inventories, Bangladesh Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002 https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n819 819 22 November 2000 : 6The Military Balance 2016 431 : 12http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php Trade Registers armstrade.sipri.org 2021-10-01 2010-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php dead The Military Balance 2016 239 : 6The Military Balance 2016 435 : 12 in storeThe Military Balance 2016 436 China: Manufactured as Type 53 and Type 55 : 28The Military Balance 2016 438 The Military Balance 2016 393 Czech Republic Egypt: PM-43The Military Balance 2016 324 and Helwan Model UK 2 The Military Balance 2016 449 : 8The Military Balance 2016 450 : 18The Military Balance 2016 400 Hungary: 1 yes 2016The Military Balance 2016 107 IraqArmies of the Gulf War https://archive.org/details/armiesgulfwar00rott limited Elite 45 Gordon L. Rottman 1993 9781855322776 Osprey Publishing 49 Kazakhstanhttp://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2012/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2012-Chapter-04-EN.pdf Blue Skies and Dark Clouds: Kazakhstan and Small Arms Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets Cambridge University Press 2012 Small Arms Survey Small Arms Survey 131 978-0-521-19714-4 2019-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20180831002411/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html 2018-08-31 dead North Korea Country Handbook 1997, Appendix A: Equipment Recognition 120mm M-1943 Mortar A-91 US Department of Defense https://fas.org/nuke/guide/dprk/nkor.pdf 2019-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111733/http://fas.org/nuke/guide/dprk/nkor.pdf 2016-03-04 liveThe Military Balance 2016 265 The Military Balance 2016 271 Mitzer Stijn Oliemans Joost Tracking Arms Transfers By The UAE, Russia, Jordan And Egypt To The Libyan National Army Since 2014 https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2020/06/types-of-arms-and-equipment-supplied-to.html Oryx Blog 23 March 2021 : 8International Institute for Strategic Studies 2021 The Military Balance 473 Taylor & Francis 9781032012278 : 12The Military Balance 2016 458 : Type 53 variantThe Military Balance 2016 276 NepalThe Military Balance 2016 277 : 24The Military Balance 2016 406 : Type 53 variant Russia Slovakia South Sudan: Type 55The Military Balance 2016 469 SudanThe Military Balance 2016 471 Sri LankaThe Military Balance 2016 289 SyriaThe Military Balance 2016 354 Tanzania: Type 53 variant Vietnam: PM-43, Type 53 and Type 55The Military Balance 2016 297 : 6The Military Balance 2016 478 Former users East Germany Liberation Tigers of Tamil EelamHumanitarian Operation Factual Analysis July 2006 – May 2009 Ministry Of Defence Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka http://slembassyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Sri-Lankan-Humanitarian-Operation-Factual-Analysis.pdf 9 September 2021 5 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230405083423/http://slembassyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Sri-Lankan-Humanitarian-Operation-Factual-Analysis.pdf dead South Yemen Soviet Union Federal Republic of Yugoslavia References The Military Balance 2016 February 2016 116 9781857438352 Routlegde The Military Balance 2016 International Institute for Strategic Studies International Institute for Strategic Studies External links M-43 120 mm mortar (Russian Federation), Mortars – Jane's Infantry Weapons Category:World War II infantry mortars of the Soviet Union Category:Cold War artillery of the Soviet Union Category:120 mm mortars Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1943