82-BM-37
82 mm M1937 Battalion Mortar | |
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File:Zagan 82 mm moździerz wz 37.jpg | |
Type | Infantry mortar |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1937-Present |
Used by | Soviet Union |
Wars | World War II Kosovo War Korean War[1] Vietnam War Uganda-Tanzania War[2] Afghan Wars[3] Gulf War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[4] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 56 kilograms (123 lb) |
Barrel length | 1.22 metres (4 ft) |
Shell weight | 3.05 kg (6 lb 12 oz) |
Caliber | 82 millimetres (3.2 in) |
Elevation | +45° to +75° |
Traverse | 6° to 15° |
Rate of fire | 25–30 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 211 m/s (690 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 3,040 m (3,320 yd) |
The M-37 or 82-BM-37 (батальонный миномёт, battalion mortar) is a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar designed by B.I. Shavyrin and accepted into service in 1937. The design of the M-37 is based on the earlier French Brandt mle 27/31 mortar with Russian modifications.[5] The main difference between the 82-PM-37 and the earlier 82-PM-36 was the adoption of a round base plate, revised traverse/elevation controls, simplified sights and spring-loaded shock absorbers on the bi-pod to reduce the amount of relaying needed between shots. It was designed to be able to fire western 81 mm captured ammunition whilst not permitting the enemy the same advantage[6] The German designation for captured M-37 mortars was 8.2 cm GrW 274/2(r).[7] The M-37M is an improved version with a lighter base plate and a device to prevent double loading.[8] It was produced in China by Norinco as the Type 53,[9] in Egypt by the Helwan Machine Tools Company as the Model 69 and in Bulgaria by Arsenal as the M-82 Mod 1937.[6]
Operators
- File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania[8]
- File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria[10]
- File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan:[11] over 1,000 in service.
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh: Type 53[12]
- File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria[8]
- File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic[13]
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China: Type 53[8]
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic[8]
- File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo[8]
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt: Helwan M 69 82 mm mortar[6]
- File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany[8]
- File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia[14]
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana[8]
- File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea[15]
- File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary: 50 in service.[16]
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia use by Indonesian Marine Corps in 1960s[8]
- File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq[17]
- File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast[18]
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan[19]
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea[20]
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg People's Republic of Kampuchea[21]
- File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya[22]
- File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar[23]
- File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta: Armed Forces of Malta[citation needed]
- File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco[24]
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan[9]
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland[25]
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua[6]
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania[26]
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia[27]
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia[8]
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
- File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan[28]
- File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria[8] 200 in service.
- File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania: Type 53[9]
- File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo[29]
- File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda: Type 53[9]
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States: a few BM-37s used during the battle of Khe Sanh[30]
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam: BM-37 and Type 53[31]
References
- ↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (December 2002). Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950–1953. Praeger. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-275-97835-8. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ "WWII weapons in Tanzania". 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ Isby, David C. (1990). The War in Afghanistan 1979–1989: The Soviet Empire at High Tide. Concord Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-9623610094.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ferguson, Jonathan; Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (November 2014). Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine, 2014 (PDF). Research Report 3. Armament Research Services. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-9924624-3-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ Bishop, Chris, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. (2002), ISBN 1-58663-762-2, p. 192
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "82 mm M-37 mortar". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002–2003. 2001. pp. 3692–3693.
- ↑ Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 29. ISBN 0-668-03817-9. OCLC 2067459.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 "82 mm 'new' M-37 mortar". Jane's Infantry Weapons 1994–1995. 1994. pp. 1411–1412.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "82 mm Type 53 mortar". Jane's Infantry Weapons 1992–1993. 1992. p. 1391.
- ↑ "Military army ground forces equipment Algerian Army Algeria Equipements militaires armée forces terrestre Algérie algérienne". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ Bhatia, Michael Vinai; Sedra, Mark (May 2008). Small Arms Survey (ed.). Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict: Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-415-45308-0. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
- ↑ 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 (PDF). 1 July 2014. p. 81. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2021, p. 465.
- ↑ "National inventories, Equatorial Guinea". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. 2000. p. 1645.
- ↑ "United Nations Register of Conventional Arms: Report of the Secretary-General" (PDF). New York: United Nations. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (1993). Armies of the Gulf War. Elite 45. Osprey. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-85532-277-6.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2021, p. 459.
- ↑ Small Arms Survey (2012). "Blue Skies and Dark Clouds: Kazakhstan and Small Arms". Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets. Cambridge University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-521-19714-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ US Department of Defense. "82mm M-37 mortar". North Korea Country Handbook 1997, Appendix A: Equipment Recognition (PDF). p. A-90. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ Ross, Russell, ed. (1987). Cambodia, a Country Study. Area Handbook Series (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army, American University. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-16-020838-6.
- ↑ "National inventories, Libya". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. 2000. p. 3,091.
- ↑ "National inventories, Madagascar". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. 2000. p. 3094.
- ↑ "National inventories, Morocco". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. 2000. p. 3111.
- ↑ "National inventories, Poland". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. 2000. p. 3347.
- ↑ "National inventories, Romania". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. 2000. p. 3435.
- ↑ "National inventories, Russian Federation and Associated States (CIS)". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. 2000. p. 3845.
- ↑ "National inventories, Sudan". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. 2000. p. 4570.
- ↑ "National inventories, Togo". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. 2000. p. 4275.
- ↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (8 May 2005). Khe Sanh 1967–68: Marines battle for Vietnam's vital hilltop base. Campaign 150. Osprey Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-84176-863-2.
- ↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (10 February 2009). North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958–75. Warrior 135. Osprey Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84603-371-1.
- International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. Vol. 121. Routledge. ISBN 9781032012278.