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The '''Type 67 82mm Mortar''' is Chinese [[Crew-served weapon|infantry support weapon]] developed in 1967. It is a modernization of the older Type 53 82mm mortar, which is the Chinese copy of Soviet [[82-PM-41|PM-41]] 82mm [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]].

The mortar was widely used in the [[Vietnam War]] by the [[People's Army of Vietnam]] (NVA).<ref>{{cite book|title=US Marine vs NVA Soldier: Vietnam 1967–68|series=Combat 13|first= David R.|last= Higgins|date=20 Aug 2015 |isbn=9781472808998|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|page=78}}</ref> This mortar can be used in nearly horizontal direction, which means it can be used to destroy [[Pillbox (military)|pillboxes]] and obstructions. 

The Type 67 82mm mortar can use different types of [[Shell (projectile)|shells]]. The shrapnel of this mortar weights 3.32&nbsp;kg, with a 0.4&nbsp;kg TNT, and the lethal [[Blast radius|radius]] of this shrapnel is 26m.

== Users ==
* {{CAF}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Letter dated 26 June 2014 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2127 (2013) addressed to the President of the Security Council |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|page=81|date=1 July 2014}}</ref>
* {{IRQ}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Iraqi army equipment 1930-2017 |volume=2|url=https://archive.org/details/IraqiArmyEquipment1930-2017SpecialReportVol.2/page/n114|page=115}}</ref>
* {{MYA}}:100+<ref name="asiapacificdefencereporter.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.asiapacificdefencereporter.com/order-of-battle/myanmar|title=Myanmar|accessdate=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025311/http://www.asiapacificdefencereporter.com/order-of-battle/myanmar|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><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}}</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>
* {{VIE}}

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==External links==
* [http://bbs2.tiexue.net/post_2236830_1.html]

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[[Category:82 mm mortars]]
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[[Category:Cold War weapons of China]]
[[Category:Infantry mortars of the People's Republic of China]]