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Silkie.
Soviet mortars:
50-PM-38
50-PM-39
50-PM-40 Most common
50-PM-41 Short term design at the time of the Soviet industrial migration only
120-HM-43 same as the 120-HM 38 for performance, just a manufacturing change
This section courtesy of Dagger
RM-38, RM-40, RM-41 – Rotny Minomet Obr 1938, 1940, 1941 – Company Mortars 50-mm. 15-30 shots/min.
BM-36, BM-37, BM-41 – Battalion Minomet Obr 1936, 1937, 1941 – Battalion Mortars 82-mm. 25-30 shots/min.
GV-38 - Gorno-Vychny Obr 1938 – Mountain (for Horse) Regiment Mortars 107-mm.
PM-38, PM-41, PM-43 – Polkovoy Minomet Obr 1938, 1941, 1943 – Regiment Mortars 120-mm. 6-15 shots/min.
Soviet Army have many mortars – on 1.06.1941 have 3800 regiment mortars, 14200 battalion mortars and 38 000 Company mortars. After 1.06.1941 to 30.06.1941 Soviet Army receive 347 900 mortars.
US mortars:
60mm Mortar M2 - identical to the French Brandt 60mm mle 1935
The US shipped a lot to China for lend lease
60mm T18E6 was the US paratrooper issue with reduced range due to a shorter barrel (c. 1944)
UK mortars:
2" Mortar used in various marks with I believe II and VII being the most common.
The VII had a reduced range paratrooper version designated Mk VI
French mortars:
Stokes Brandt
50mm mle 1937
60mm mle 1935 (actually 60.5 but who's counting)
81mm mle 27/31 L/15.6
81mm mle 27/31 L/13.7
French Stokes Brandt were in use in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, China, Japan and Sweden.
German mortars:
The kz 8cm GrW 42 for Paratroopers
5cm leGrW 36 but was removed from front line service in 1942
Germany used many captured mortars (the book didn’t denote the country of each) and the designations follow:
5cm GrW 205/1(r) - 50-PM 38 (Russia)
5cm GrW 205/2(r) - 50-PM 39 (Russia)
5cm GrW 205/3(r) - 50-PM 40 (Russia)
8.2cm GrW 274/1(r) - 82-PM 36 (Russia)
8.2cm GrW 274/2(r) - 82-PM 37 (Russia)
8.2cm GrW 274/3(r) - 82-PM 41 (Russia)
10.7cm GebGrW 328(r) - 107-PBHM 38 (Russia)
12cm GrW 378(r) - 120-HM 38 (Russia)
The nation of origin is stated where available
8cm GrW 33() - 8cm M.33 Minenwerfer - Austria
8cm GrW 36(t) - 8cm Minomet V236 Czechoslovakia
8.14cm GrW 275(d) - 81.4mm L/12
8.14cm GrW 278(f) - 81mm mle 27/31 Longue - French
8.14cm GrW 278/1(f) - 81mm mle 27/31 Courte - French
8.14cm GrW 286(h) - Mortier van 8
8.14cm GrW 276(i) - 81/14 Modello 35
8.14cm GrW 31(p) - 81mm Mozdierz WZ 31 Polish
8.14cm GrW 270(j) - 8.1cm M W M 31/38 Long
8.14cm GrW 270/1(j) - 8.1cm M W M 31/38 Short
This section courtesy of Gordon
The Wehrmacht used this Mortars:
5cm Granatwerfer 36 (Gr.W.36)
4.6cm Granatwerfer36 (p) - captured polish used only for training
5cm Granatwerfer 205/3 (r) - captured russia
8cm Granatwerfer 34 (Gr.W.34)
kurzer 8cm Granatwerfer 42 (kz. 8cm-Gr.W.42)
8cm Granatwerfer 73
8cm Granatwerfer 33-ö (austrian)
Granatwerfer 36(t) - from Skoda
8,1cm Granatwerfer(p) - captured polish
Granatwerfer 278/1(f) - captured french
8,2cm Granatwerfer 274(r) - captured russia
12cm Granatwerfer 378(r) - captured russia
12cm Granatwerfer 42 (12cm Gr.W42)
10cm Nebelwerfer 35,
10cm Nebelwerfer 40
20cm leichter Ladungswerfer
38cm Landungswerfer
(Inches) / Barrel Length
(Inches) / Weight in Action
(Pounds) / Muzzle Velocity
(Feet per Second) / Maximum Range
(Yards) / Bomb Weight
(Pounds) / Notes
USA / 81mm M1 / 3.2 / 49.5 / 136 / 744 / 3290 / 6.87
USA / 60mm M2 / 2.38 / 28.6 / 42 / 518 / 1985 / 3 / Copy of Brandt mle 35
UK / 2" Mk VII / 2.015 / 18.96 / 7.3 / unknown / 350 / 2.25 / No ref. Re. MV.
UK / 3" Mk II / 3 / 51 / 126 / unknown / 2750 / 10 / No ref. Re. MV.
France / Mle 1935 / 2.015 / 18.96 / 39.25 / 518 / 1860 / 2.87
France / Mle 1937 / 1.97 / 16.34 / 8.05 / 230 / 503 / 0.96
France / Mle 27/31 L15.6 / 3.2 / 49.9 / 131.6 / 571 / 3120 / 7.17
USSR / 82-PM 37 / 3.228 / 51.97 / 126.3 / 663 / 3390 / 7.4
USSR / 82-PM 41 / 3.228 / 51.97 / 99.2 / 663 / 3390 / 7.4 / Short term v. Of the 40
USSR / 120-HM 38 / 4.72 / 73.3 / 617 / 892 / 6564 / 35.3
USSR / 50-PM 40 / 1.97 / 21 / 20.5 / 315 / 875 / 1.875
German / 5cm leGrW 36 / 1.97 / 18.3 / 30.8 / 250 / 1730 / 1.98 / Withdrawn FLS 42/43
German / 8cm GrW 34 / 3.2 / 45.6 / 136.4 / 579 / 7990 / 7.7
German / Kz 8cm GrW 42 / 3.2 / 29 / 58.3 / unknown / 3630 / 1.98 / Issued 1943 FJ use
German / 12cm GrW 42 / 4.72 / 74.4 / 627 / 942 / 6615 / 34
German / 4.5cm GrW 176(i) / 1.77 / 10.2? / 34? / unknown / 585? / 1 / It. Brixia 45/5 mod 35
Italian / Brixia model 35 / 1.77 / 10.2 / 34 / unknown / 585 / 1
Italian / 81 mdl 35 / 3.19 / 45.3 / 129 / unknown / 4430/1640 / 7.2/15.3
Japanese / 50mm Type 89 / 1.97 / 10 / 10 / unknown / 700 / 23/28 / Grenade or shell
Japanese / 50mm Model 98 / 1.97 / 25.6 / 48 / unknown / 400 / 14.1 / Service from 1938
Japanese / 81mm Model 99 / 3.19 / 25.25 / 52 / unknown / 2200 / 6.93 / Service from 1939
Japanese / 90mm Type 94 / 3.54 / 47.8 / 340 / unknown / 4050 / 11.5
This table is in Imperial measurements for all us old dinosaurs.
Country / Name / Calibre(MM) / Barrel Length
(MM) / Weight in Action
(Kg) / Muzzle Velocity
(M per Second) / Maximum Range
(Metres) / Bomb Weight
(Kg) / Notes
USA / 81mm M1 / 81 / 1257 / 61.7 / 227 / 3008 / 3.1
USA / 60mm M2 / 60 / 726 / 19.1 / 158 / 1815 / 1.4 / Copy of Brandt mle 35
UK / 2" Mk VII / 51 / 482 / 3.3 / unknown / 320 / 1.0 / No ref. Re. MV.
UK / 3" Mk II / 76 / 1295 / 57.2 / unknown / 2515 / 4.5 / No ref. Re. MV.
France / Mle 1935 / 51 / 482 / 17.8 / 158 / 1701 / 1.3
France / Mle 1937 / 50 / 415 / 3.7 / 70 / 460 / 0.4
France / Mle 27/31 L15.6 / 81 / 1267 / 59.7 / 174 / 2853 / 3.3
USSR / 82-PM 37 / 82 / 1320 / 57.3 / 202 / 3100 / 3.4
USSR / 82-PM 41 / 82 / 1320 / 45.0 / 202 / 3100 / 3.4 / Short term v. Of the 40
USSR / 120-HM 38 / 120 / 1862 / 279.9 / 272 / 6002 / 16.0
USSR / 50-PM 40 / 50 / 533 / 9.3 / 96 / 800 / 0.9
German / 5cm leGrW 36 / 50 / 465 / 14.0 / 76 / 1582 / 0.9 / Withdrawn FLS 42/43
German / 8cm GrW 34 / 81 / 1158 / 61.9 / 176 / 7306 / 3.5
German / Kz 8cm GrW 42 / 81 / 737 / 26.4 / unknown / 3319 / 0.9 / Issued 1943 FJ use
German / 12cm GrW 42 / 120 / 1890 / 284.4 / 287 / 6049 / 15.4
German / 4.5cm GrW 176(i) / 45 / 259? / 15.4? / unknown / 535? / 0.5 / It. Brixia 45/5 mod 35
Italian / Brixia model 35 / 45 / 259 / 15.4 / unknown / 535 / 0.5
Italian / 81 mdl 35 / 81 / 1151 / 58.5 / unknown / 4051/1500 / 3.3/6.9
Japanese / 50mm Type 89 / 50 / 254 / 4.5 / unknown / 640 / 10.4/12.7 / Grenade or shell
Japanese / 50mm Model 98 / 50 / 650 / 21.8 / unknown / 366 / 6.4 / Service from 1938
Japanese / 81mm Model 99 / 81 / 641 / 23.6 / unknown / 2012 / 3.1 / Service from 1939
Japanese / 90mm Type 94 / 90 / 1214 / 154.2 / unknown / 3703 / 5.2
Metric tables
Silkie V1 (6th October 2001)