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Country of Origin	Russia
Type	Launcher
Caliber	120.000 mm
Weight	521.500 kg
Rate of Fire	9 rounds/min
Range	5.700 km
Muzzle Velocity	272 m/s

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbase120-PM-43 mortars were introduced into Soviet service in 1943 as an improvement to the older 120-PM-38 design. They were used during the final Soviet push into Germany in the European War, and they would remain in active service in various Communist forces long after WW2. They could each be broken up into three sections for the ease of transport, or they could also be towed by trucks via two-wheeled carriages. Each weapon was usually operated by a crew of six men.

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Last Major Revision: Sep 2015

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