82-BM-36

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82 mm M1936 Battalion Mortar
M1936 82mm Soviet mortar.jpg
82 mm Soviet mortar M1936 labeled as M1937, captured and used by the Finns on display at the Sgt. Richard Penry Medal of Honor Memorial Military Museum in Petaluma, California.
TypeInfantry mortar
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
Used bySoviet Union
WarsWorld War II
Korean War[1]
Specifications
Mass62 kg (137 lb)
Barrel length1.22 metres (4 ft)[2]

Shell3.35 kg (7 lb 6 oz)
Caliber82 mm (3.2 in)
Elevation+45° to +85°
Traverse6° to 11° variable with elevation[2]
Rate of fire25 -30 rpm
Muzzle velocity202 m/s (660 ft/s)
Maximum firing range3 km (1.9 mi)[2]

The M-36 or 82-BM-36 (батальонный миномёт) is a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar. The design of the M-36 is closely based on the earlier French Brandt mle 27/31 mortar with Russian modifications.[3] The main difference between the 82-BM-36 and the later 82-BM-37 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. The German designation for captured M-36 mortars was 8.2 cm GrW 274/1(r). The M-36 could fire German 81 mm ammunition but range and accuracy suffered.[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 28. ISBN 0668038179. OCLC 2067459.
  3. ^ Bishop, Chris, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. (2002), ISBN 1-58663-762-2, p. 192
82 mm ammunition


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