82 mm M1936 Battalion Mortar | |
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![]() 82 mm Soviet mortar M1936 labeled as M1937, captured and used by the Finns on display at the Sgt. Richard Penry Medal of Honor Memorial Military Museum in Petaluma, California. | |
Type | Infantry mortar |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
Used by | Soviet Union |
Wars | World War II Korean War[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Barrel length | 1.22 metres (4 ft)[2] |
Shell | 3.35 kg (7 lb 6 oz) |
Caliber | 82 mm (3.2 in) |
Elevation | +45° to +85° |
Traverse | 6° to 11° variable with elevation[2] |
Rate of fire | 25 -30 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 202 m/s (660 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 3 km (1.9 mi)[2] |
The M-36 or 82-BM-36 (батальонный миномёт) is a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar. The design of the M-36 is closely based on the earlier French Brandt mle 27/31 mortar with Russian modifications.[3] The main difference between the 82-BM-36 and the later 82-BM-37 was the adoption of a round base-plate, revised traverse/elevation controls, simplified sights and spring-loaded shock absorbers on the bi-pod to reduce the amount of relaying needed between shots. The German designation for captured M-36 mortars was 8.2 cm GrW 274/1(r). The M-36 could fire German 81 mm ammunition but range and accuracy suffered.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Rottman, Gordon L. (December 2002). Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953. Praeger. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-275-97835-8.
- ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 28. ISBN 0668038179. OCLC 2067459.
- ^ Bishop, Chris, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. (2002), ISBN 1-58663-762-2, p. 192
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