List of infantry mortars

The list of infantry mortars catalogues weapons which are issued to infantry units to provide close range, rapid response, indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactical combat.^[1] In this sense the mortar has been called "infantryman's artillery", and represents a flexible logistic solution to satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for the light infantry.^[2] In general infantry mortars are defined by what a team of infantrymen, sometimes known as mortarmen, can transport unaided by significant vehicle support. Because of this intrinsic restriction mandated by weight, mortars are only considered "infantry" to a calibre of 120mm. These larger weapons usually require wheeled assemblies to allow their towing either by hand or by light tactical vehicles.

Caliber (mm)	Weapon name	Country of origin	Period	Weight (Kg)
37	37mm Mortar Shovel	Soviet Union	World War II	1.5
40	1.57 inch Medium Mortar	United Kingdom	World War I	48
45	Brixia Model 35	Italy	World War II	15.5
46	Granatnik wz.36	Poland	World War II	8
50	5 cm lGrW 36	Nazi Germany	World War II	14
50	Type 89 leg mortar	Japan	World War II	4.7
50	LGI Mle F1	France	Modern	4.8
50	50-PM-38	Soviet Union	World War II	12.1
50	50-PM-39	Soviet Union	World War II	14
50	50-PM-40	Soviet Union	World War II	12.1
50	50-PM-41	Soviet Union	World War II
51	L9A1 51 mm Light Mortar	United Kingdom	Modern	6.275
51	51 mm E1	India	Modern	4.88
51	Madsen 51mm Advanced Field Mortar	Denmark	World War II / Cold War	17.4
52	2 inch Medium Trench Mortar/2-inch Howitzer	United Kingdom	World War I	48
52	SBML 2-Inch	United Kingdom	World War II	4.8
60	M2	United States	World War II	19.05
60	M19 (M5 mount)	United States	Cold War / Modern	23.4
60	M19 (M1 mount)	United States	Cold War / Modern	9.3
60	LM 60	Poland	Modern	18.2 [3]
60	M224	United States	Cold War / Modern	21.1
60	HM 12	Iran		6.25
60	HM 13	Iran		6.25
60	HM 14	Iran		17.5
60	Morteirete 60 mm m/968	Portugal	Portuguese Colonial War / Modern	5.5
60	Brandt 60mm LR Gun-mortar	France	Cold War / Modern	75
60	FMK-1/FMK-2/FMK-3	Argentina	Cold War / Modern
60	Hirtenberger M6C-210	Austria	Modern	5.1
60	M121A1/A2 mortar	Thailand	Modern
60	M121A3 Commando mortar	Thailand	Modern
60.7	60 mm vzor 99 Antos light mortar	Czech Republic	Modern
70	Type 11 70 mm Infantry Mortar	Japan	World War II	63
75.8	7.58 cm Minenwerfer	German Empire	World War I	147
81.2	Stokes 3 inch Mortar	United Kingdom	World War I	47.17
81.2	ML 3-Inch Mortar	United Kingdom	World War II	50.8
76.2	Davidka	Israel	1948 Arab-Israeli war
81	8 cm sGrW 34	Nazi Germany	World War II	57
81	Brandt mle 27/31	France	World War II	56
81	Mortaio da 81/14 Modello 35	Italy	World War II	59.56
81	81 mm E1	India
81	M221A2 mortar	Thailand	Modern
81	HM 15	Iran		51.7
81	LLR 81mm	France	Modern	44
81	L16	United Kingdom	Modern	41.3
81	81 KRH 71 Y	Finland	Modern
81	E-44	Greece	Modern
81	Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar	Japan	World War II	67
81	M1	United States	World War II	61.5
81	M29	United States	Cold War	55.1
81	M252	United States	Modern	41.3
81	vzor 36	Czechoslovakia	World War II
81	M-81 mortar	Poland	Modern
81	FMK-2 LR	Argentina	Cold War / Modern
82	HM 15A	Iran		50.5
82	2B14 Podnos	Russia	Modern	39
82	82-PM-36	Soviet Union	World War II
82	82-PM-37	Soviet Union	World War II
82	82-PM-41	Soviet Union	World War II	56
82	82-PM-43	Soviet Union	World War II
82	2B9 Vasilek	Soviet Union	Cold War	632
82	vzor 52 (mortar mk. 1952)	Czechoslovakia	Cold War
90	Type 94 90 mm Infantry Mortar	Japan	World War II	159
90	Type 97 90 mm Infantry Mortar	Japan	World War II	105
98	M-98 mortar	Poland	Modern
102	Stokes 4 inch Mortar	United Kingdom	World War I
105	10.5 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15	German Empire	World War I	126
107	M2	United States	World War II	151
107	M30	United States	Cold War	305
107	107mm M1938 mortar	Soviet Union	World War II
120	Mrt P 120 M2 R	Brazil	Modern
120	M132A1 mortar	Thailand	Modern
120	HM 16	Iran		138.5
120	12 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16	Austria-Hungary	World War I	240
120	Liliya mountain mortar (Also known as Nona-M)	Soviet Union
120	120 KRH 92	Finland	Modern	280
120	120 mm E1	India
120	E-56	Greece	Modern
120	2S12 Sani	Russia	Modern	190.5
120	Mortier Brandt de 120 mm modèle 1935	France	World War II
120	Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1	France	Modern	582
120	12 cm GrW 42	Nazi Germany	World War II	280
120	Dragon Fire EFSS	United States	Under development
120	M74/M75 mortar	Yugoslavia	Cold War
120	M120	Israel	Modern	144.7
120	Razm Mortar	Iran	Modern
120	Soltam K6	United States
120	120-PM-38	Soviet Union	World War II	280
120	120-PM-43	Soviet Union	World War II
120	UB M52	Yugoslavia
120	vzor 82 PRAM L (mortar mk. 1982)	Czechoslovakia	Cold War
82	Type 67 mortar	China	Cold War
150	Type 87 mortar	China	Cold War
150	Type 96 150 mm Infantry Mortar	Japan	World War II	722
150	Type 97 150 mm Infantry Mortar (long barrel)	Japan	World War II	342
150	Type 97 150 mm Infantry Mortar (short barrel)	Japan	World War II	232.5

Citations and notes

References

• Ryan,J.W., Guns, Mortars and Rockets (Battlefield Weapons Systems & Technology), Brassey's publishers, London, 1982