107mm M1938 mortar

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107mm mortar M1938
TNT
Filling weight1.0 kg (2 lb 3 oz) (OF-841A)

The Soviet 107mm M1938 mortar was a scaled-down version of the 120mm M1938 mortar intended for use by mountain troops and light enough to be towed by animals on a cart.[2]

History

In World War II, the 107mm mortar saw service with Soviet mountain infantry as a divisional artillery weapon.[3] Weapons captured by the Germans were given the designation 10.7 cm Gebirgsgranatwerfer 328(r).[4] Its last significant use in battle was in the Vietnam War. The ability to break down the weapon made it particularly suited to the rugged terrain of Vietnam.[5]

The mortar fired a lighter

high explosive round (OF-841) and a heavier HE round (OF-841A). The lighter HE round actually carried a larger bursting charge than the heavier round.[6]
Both rounds used GVMZ-series point detonation fuzes.

Recently, the weapon has been seen in use by rebel forces during the

2011 Libyan civil war.[7]

Users

and many others

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

  • Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar
    - British equivalent
  • M2 4.2 inch mortar
    - US equivalent

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-0-275-97835-8
    .
  2. ^ Ian Hogg (ed.), Jane's Infantry Weapons 1984-85, p. 636, London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1984
  3. Steven Zaloga
    and Leland Ness, Red Army Handbook 1939-1945, p. 47, Phoenix Mill: Sutton, 1998
  4. OCLC 2067459
    .
  5. ^ skysoldier17.com
  6. ^ Defense Intelligence Agency, Projectile Fragment Identification Guide, pp. 201-202, Washington: GPO, 1973
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: الثوارعلى مشارف البريقة (01) Ajdabiya 2011.07.17 .MP4. YouTube.
  8. ISBN 978-0-415-45308-0
    .
  9. ^ a b c d e Gander, Terry J. (4 June 2001). "107 mm M-38 mortar". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003. pp. 3685–3686.
  10. ^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Laos". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3085.
  11. ISBN 978-0-521-19714-4. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-30.

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