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| origin             =United States
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| service            = 1952–present
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The '''M29''' is an American-produced 81 millimeter [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]]. It began replacing the [[M1 mortar]] in U.S. service in 1952 being lighter and with greater range. It was subsequently replaced by the [[M252 mortar]] in 1987. Variants included the M29E1 and M29A1, adopted in 1964. These were produced with a hard chrome-plated bore to prolong barrel life and ease of cleaning.{{Cn|date=January 2021}}

The maximum rate of fire of the M29 is 27 rounds per minute, while the sustained rate of fire is 4 rounds per minute; For the M29A1 model, the maximum rate of fire is 30 rounds per minute with a sustained rate of fire of 5 rounds per minute.<ref name="Janes1989">{{cite book |last1=V. Hogg |first1=Ian |title=Jane's infantry weapons 1988-89 |date=1988 |publisher=Jane's Pub. Co |location=London |isbn=978-0710608574 |edition=14th}}</ref>{{rp|483-484}} 

The range varies depending on the type of ammunition used:<ref name=Janes1989 />{{rp|624-625}}

'''HE M374A2''' (High Explosive): Minimum range {{convert|72|m|yd}}, maximum range {{convert|4595|m|yd}}.<br />
'''HE M362A1''' (High Explosive): Minimum range {{convert|46|m|yd}}, maximum range {{convert|3987|m|yd}}.<br />
'''HE M43A1B1''' (High Explosive): Minimum range {{convert|69|m|yd}}, maximum range {{convert|3890|m|yd}}.<br />
'''WP M375A2''' (White Phosphorus): Minimum range {{convert|72|m|yd}}, maximum range {{convert|4737|m|yd}}.<br />
'''WP M370''' (White Phosphorus): Minimum range {{convert|52|m|yd}}, maximum range {{convert|3987|m|yd}}.<br />
'''M301A3''' (Illumination): Minimum range {{convert|100|m|yd}}, maximum range {{convert|3150|m|yd}}.<br />
'''M301A2''' (Illumination): Minimum range {{convert|100|m|yd}}, maximum range {{convert|2150|m|yd}}.<br />

The weapon was usually serviced by a crew of five.<ref name=Janes1989 />{{rp|483-484}}

== Users ==
{{div col}}
* {{flag|Austria}}: designated as '''8.1 cm GrW M29/65'''<ref name="Janes 2002">{{cite encyclopedia|title=81 mm M29 and M29A1 mortar|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n5329|pages=5330–5333|date=4 June 2001|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander|first2=Charles Q.|last2=Cutshaw }}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref>
* {{flag|Bangladesh}}<ref>{{cite book |author=[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]|title=The Military Balance 2020 |url=https://www.iiss.org/press/2020/military-balance-2020 |location= London, United Kingdom |publisher=[[Routledge]] |page=254 |date=14 February 2020 |isbn=9780367466398}}</ref>
* {{flag|Belgium}}
* {{flag|Bolivia}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Bolivia|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n949|page=949|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{BRA}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Brazil|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n1031|page=1031|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Cambodia}}
* {{CHI}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Chile|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n1221|page=1221|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Costa Rica}}<ref name="Janes 2002"/>
* {{CYP}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Cyprus|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n1509|page=1509|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}<ref name="Wiener 1987">{{cite book|title=The armies of the NATO nations: Organization, concept of war, weapons and equipment|series=Truppendienst Handbooks Volume 3|year= 1987|first=Friedrich |last=Wiener |page=469|publisher=Herold Publishers|location=Vienna}}</ref>
* {{flag|Ecuador}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Ecuador|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n1602|page=1602|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|El Salvador}}<ref name="Janes 2002"/>
* {{flag|Ethiopia}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Ethiopia|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n1645|page=1645|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Fiji}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Fiji|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n1646|page=1646|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Greece}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Greece|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n2344|page=2344|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Honduras}}<ref name="Janes 2002"/>
* {{flag|Indonesia}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Indonesia|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n2476|page=2476|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{IRN}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Iran|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n2548|page=2548|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Italy}}<ref name="Wiener 1987"/><ref name="Janes 2002"/>
* {{flag|Japan}}: [[Howa]] produced a modified version of the M29A1 as ''Type 64''<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Japanese mortars|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 1994-1995|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3013|page=3013|date=27 April 1994}}</ref>
* {{flag|Jordan}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Jordan|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3014|page=3014|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{KUR}}:[[Peshmerga]]{{sfn|Military Balance 2016|p=491}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Military & Defense |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/peshmerga-military-equipment-2014-6?op=1&IR=T |title=Peshmerga Military Equipment |publisher=Business Insider |access-date=2017-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806023747/http://www.businessinsider.com/peshmerga-military-equipment-2014-6?op=1&IR=T |archive-date=2017-08-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{ROK}}: produced under license by [[Daewoo]] as KM29A1<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=South Korean Army mortars|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 1994-1995|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3081|pages=3081–3082|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Lebanon}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Lebanon|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3087|page=3087|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Liberia}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Liberia|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3089|page=3089|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Luxembourg}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Luxembourg|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3091|page=3091|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{MYA}}<ref>{{cite book|isbn=978-981-230-848-1 |title=Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948|page=107|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272092747|last=Maung|first= Aung Myoe|year=2009|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Myanmar (Burma)|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3111|page=3112|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Nepal}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Nepal|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3113|page=3113|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Nicaragua}}
* {{flag|Nigeria}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Nigeria|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3135|page=3136|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Panama}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Panama|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3237|page=3238|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Philippines}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Philippines|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3269|page=3269|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Saudi Arabia|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3849|page=3850|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref><ref name ="gulf">{{cite book|title=Armies of the Gulf War|series= Elite 45 |first= Gordon L.|last= Rottman|date=1993|isbn= 9781855322776|publisher=Osprey Publishing|page=30}}</ref>
* {{flag|Suriname}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Suriname|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n4275|page=4275|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Taiwan}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Taiwan|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n4551|page=4552|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|Thailand}}<ref name="SUPPORT WEAPONS">{{cite web |url=https://rta.mi.th/small-arms-and-support-weapons/ |title=SUPPORT WEAPONS |publisher=rta.mi.th |date= |access-date=5 February 2023 |archive-date=5 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105091851/https://rta.mi.th/small-arms-and-support-weapons/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{flag|Tunisia}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Tunisia|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n4572|page=4572|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{flag|United States}}<ref name="Wiener 1987"/>
* {{flag|South Vietnam}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955–75|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|first=Gordon L. |last=Rottman|series=Men at Arms 458 |date=2010|page=9|isbn=9781849081818}}</ref>
* {{flag|Vietnam}}<ref name ="NVA">{{cite book|title=North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958–75|series=Warrior 135|first=Gordon L. |last=Rottman|date= 10 Feb 2009|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|isbn=9781846033711|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iC21CwAAQBAJ|page=32}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Vietnam|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n5799|page=5799|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Turkey}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Türk Topçu Sistemleri – trmilitarynews.com|url=https://www.trmilitarynews.com/turk-topcu-sistemleri/|access-date=2021-05-03|language=tr}}</ref><ref name="armyrecog">{{cite web|last=Army Recognition|title=Turkish Military Forces|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/turkey_turkish_army_land_ground_forces_uk/turkey_turkish_army_land_ground_armed_defense_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107182314/http://www.armyrecognition.com/turkey_turkish_army_land_ground_forces_uk/turkey_turkish_army_land_ground_armed_defense_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence.html|archive-date=7 November 2012|access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref>
* {{flag|Yemen}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=National inventories, Yemen|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n5802|page=5802|date=22 November 2000|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
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==References==
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===Works cited===
* {{cite book |title=The Military Balance 2016 |date=February 2016 |volume=116 |isbn=978-1-85743-835-2 |publisher=Routledge |ref={{harvid|Military Balance 2016}} |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies}}

==External links==
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