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160 mm mortar M1943

Soviet heavy mortar

Field	Value
name	160 mm mortar M1943
image	160mm Mortar M1943 003.jpg
image_size	250
caption	The 160 mm mortar M1943 at Memorial Complex in Nizhny Novgorod
origin	Soviet Union
type	Heavy mortar
is_artillery	yes
service	1943–present
wars	World War II
Korean War
Six-Day War
Vietnam War
Yom Kippur War
Lebanese Civil War
[1978 South Lebanon conflict](1978-south-lebanon-conflict)
South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
weight	1,170 kg
part_length	3.03 m
cartridge	40.8 kg bomb
caliber	160 mm
rate	3 rounds/minute
velocity	245 m/s
range	5,150 m
elevation	+45° to +80°
traverse	25°

Korean War Six-Day War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)

The Soviet 160 mm mortar M1943 is a smoothbore breech loading heavy mortar that fired a 160 mm bomb. The M1943 (also called the MT-13) was one of the heaviest mortar used by Soviet troops in World War II. Around 535 of these weapons were fielded with Soviet forces during the war. It was replaced in Soviet service after World War II by the M-160 mortar of the same caliber.

Description

Originally a simple scaling-up of the 120 mm M1938 mortar, it soon became apparent that drop-loading a 40.8 kg bomb into a 3.03 m long tube would be too difficult for any man to do. It was redesigned into a breech loading weapon, and contains a substantial recoil system to soak up the massive shock of firing a 160 mm bomb and prevent the baseplate from burying itself too deeply.

The barrel sits in a cradle, which is attached to a baseplate and tripod. To load the weapon, the barrel is hinged forward, which exposes the rear end of the tube. The bomb is then loaded, retained in place by a catch, and the barrel is swung back into the cradle, which in effect closes the breech.

Because of the mortar's heavy weight, it is equipped with a wheeled carriage and is designed to be towed by a motor-driven vehicle.

Service

Users

: 60
: 30
Hezbollah

Former users

India
Iraq
Libya
Slovakia
Yemen

References

Hogg, Ian (2000). Twentieth-Century Artillery. Friedman/Fairfax Publishers.
Hogg, Ian (editor) (1984). Jane's Infantry Weapons. Janes Publishing Limited. .
Zaloga, Stephen and Ness, Leland. Red Army Handbook 1939-1945. Sutton Publishing. .

References

[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]. (2021). "The Military Balance". Taylor & Francis.
US Department of Defense. "North Korea Country Handbook 1997, Appendix A: Equipment Recognition".
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(22 November 2000). "National inventories, Iraq".
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(4 June 2001). "160 mm M1943 and M-160 mortars".
(22 November 2000). "National inventories, Syria".
(22 November 2000). "National inventories, Yemen".

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