Mortars

June 22, 2006

	50mm	82mm	107mm	120mm	MT-13
Modification	Mod. 1938	Mod. 1936	Mod. 1938	Mod. 1938	Mod. 1943
Caliber, mm	50	82	106.7	120	160
Battle weight/Transportation weight, kg	12/-^*1	62.7/81^*5	170/?	275/?^*8	1086/?
Barrel length, calibers	?	15	?	?	?
Shell weight, kg	0.85	3.1	8	15.9	40.53
Range (min-max), m	200-800	?-3040	700-6300	450-5700	?-5100
Muzzle velocity, m/sec	97	211	325	272	245
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30	25-30	15	15	3
Max. Elevation angle, deg	45; 75	80	80	80	80
Arc of fire, deg.	3	6	3	65	96
Transport	1 horse^*2	Mech./horses	Mech./horses	Mech./4 horses	Mech.
Max. transp. speed, km/h	-	-	40^*6	50	50
Crew	4	6	6	6	6
In Troops on June, 22'41	35136^*3	13690^*4	1354^*7	3665^*9	-
Years of production	1938-43	1935-45	1940-41	1939-45	1944-47
Numbers produced (all modifications)	174,868	~166,000	1547	~50,000	1557^*10

*1 - Existed modifications Mod. 1940 & Mod. 1941 having battle weights 9 and 10 kg respectively. Those modifications were made mostly for sighting device and mortar plate;

*2 - one cart MP-38 mod. 1938. On battlefield was transported in packs;

*3 - From them 514 in Navy and 14665 in western military districts [2];

*4 - From them 121 in Navy and 6850 in western military districts [2];

*5 - Had the next modifications which were produced in parallel during the war:

Mod. 1937 - battle weight 56 kg; (support slightly modified)
Mod. 1941 - battle weight 50 kg; (weight reducing. No changes in ballistics);
Mod. 1943 - battle weight 52 kg;

*6 - Mechanical traction - 40 km/h; horses - 7-8 km/h;

*7 - From them 45 in Navy and 408 in western military districts [2];

*8 - Modifications:

Mod. 1941. Had no wheels, battle weight - 273 kg;
Mod. 1943. Modified running gear and shooting mechanism. Battle weight - 275 kg.

*9 - From them 48 in Navy and 1675 in in western military districts [2];

*10 - From them 350 in 1944.

Literature

A.Ivanov "Artillerija SSSR v period vtoroy mirovoy vojny" SPb, "Neva", 2003
Boyevoi i Chislennyi sostav Vooruzhennykh sil SSSR v period Velikoy Otechestvennoy Vojny. Statisticheskiy Sbornik No. 1, Moscow, 1994
A. Shirokorad. "Bog voiny tretjego reikha", M. Tranzitkniga, 2003.