120-PM-43 mortar
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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.[2]
Variants
It was copied in China as the Type 53 mortar.[3] A more robust but heavier version, the Type 55, was developed by Norinco.[4] Egypt also produced a locally modified variant, the Helwan Model UK 2.[5] 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.[2]
Users
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- File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania[7]
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- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh: Type 53 variant[8]
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- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic[7]
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- File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq[7][10]
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan[11]
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Former users
- File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany[7]
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam[15]
- File:Flag of South Yemen.svg South Yemen[7]
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union[7]
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References
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External links
- M-43 120 mm mortar (Russian Federation), Mortars – Jane's Infantry Weapons