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The M1943 Mortar or 120-PM-43 (Russian: 120-Полковой Миномёт-43) or the 120-mm mortar Model 1943 (Russian: 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. [5]
The 2S12 "Sani" (GRAU index 2S12) is a 120 mm heavy mortar system used by the Russian Army and other former Soviet states. [3] First fielded in 1981, the 2S12 is a continued development on the towed mortars first used in World War II.
The 120-PM-38 or M1938 was a 120 mm Soviet mortar that was used in large numbers by the Red Army during World War II.Although a conventional design its combination of light weight, mobility, heavy firepower and range saw its features widely copied by successive generations of mortars.
The 2S9 utilizes a 120 mm 2A51 mortar with a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) barrel. The weapon is actually a hybrid of a mortar and howitzer, being an unconventional design that lacks a direct NATO counterpart. It is a rifled, breech-loaded weapon capable of firing HE (high explosive), white phosphorus and smoke rounds, as well as laser-guided munitions ...
The 2B11 is a 120 mm mortar developed by the Soviet Union in 1981 and subsequently fielded in the Soviet Army. The basic design for the 2B11 was taken from the classic Model 1943 120 mm mortar, and incorporated changes to make the mortar less heavy. [2] It is a part of the 2S12 Sani. It is being supplemented in Russia by the new 2B24 82 mm mortar.
This list catalogues mortars which are issued to infantry units to provide close range, rapid response, indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactical combat. [1] In this sense the mortar has been called "infantryman's artillery", and represents a flexible logistic solution [clarification needed] to the problem of satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for ...
120 mm howitzer Model 1901 German Empire: Balkan wars / World War I / Finnish Civil War / Hungarian–Romanian War: 120: 12 cm Luftminenwerfer M16 Austria-Hungary: World War I 150: 15 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 M. E. Austria-Hungary: World War I 160: 160mm Mortar M1943 Soviet Union: World War II 160: M-160 mortar Soviet Union: Cold War 200: 20 cm ...
2S42 is intended for airborne troops to replace the Soviet 120-mm airborne self-propelled artillery 2S9. [2] As of October 2018, the design work had been completed, and according to the General Director of TsNIITochMash, the first prototype was under construction. Individual components tests were carried out as scheduled. [3]