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82-PM-41

WW2 Soviet infantry mortar

Field	Value
name	82-mm mortar Model 1941
image	Minenwerfer BM-41 im Museum Full.jpg
caption	82-mm mortar Model 1941
origin	Soviet Union
type	Mortar
is_ranged	yes
is_artillery	yes
service	1941–1990s
used_by
Other users
wars	Second World War
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cambodian Civil War
Lebanese Civil War
Portuguese Colonial War
South African Border War
design_date	1940–1941
production_date	1941–1943
weight	56 kg
length	1.2 m
crew	4
cartridge_weight	3.05 kg
caliber	82 mm
rate	15-25 rpm
velocity	211 m/s (690 ft/s)
max_range	3,040 m
sights	MPB-82
elevation	45° to 85°
traverse	5° to 25° (using traversing mechanism)

Other users Korean War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Portuguese Colonial War South African Border War

The 82-PM-41 (), M-41 or the 82-mm mortar Model 1941 () was a Soviet 82-millimeter calibre mortar developed during the Second World War as an infantry battalion mortar, and which began production in 1941.

Design

It differed from the Model 1937 by the presence of a removable wheel base, by the arched construction base plate (as in 107-mm and 120-mm mortars), and also a different two-legged construction. Wheels were slipped over the semi-axis of the bipod feet and removed during firing.

Design improvements were made to reduce weight and production cost, and improve manoeuvrability. The ballistic data of the Model 1941 mortar were analogous to the Model 1937. The 82-mm mortar Model 1941 was more convenient to transport than the Model 1937, but was less steady during firing and had a worse centre of gravity.

To correct shortcomings of the 82-mm mortar Model 1941, it was modernised during initial production; the construction of the bipod, wheel and fastening of the sight was changed. The modernised mortar was called the 82-mm mortar Model 1943.

Usage

Due to the initial need to rectify design issues, 1937 Model mortars continued to be used during World War II and produced alongside Models 1941 and 1943. As many Model 1937 Mortars were lost early in the war, this mortar served in the Battle for Moscow, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Kursk, and other campaigns, operations and engagements of the first three years of the war. The German designation for captured M-41 mortars was 8.2 cm GrW 274/3(r).

Users

Cape Verde
Nazi Germany
Sudan
Togo

Citations and notes

References

Bishop, Chris, (Ed.), The Encyclopaedia of weapons of World War II, Barnes & Noble Books, New York, 1998
Norris, John, Infantry Mortars of World War II, Osprey Publishing, 2002
Barker, A. J., & Walter, John, Russian Infantry Weapons of World War II, Arco Pub. Co., 1971
Cornish, Nik, Images of Kursk: History's Greatest Tank Battle, July 1943, Brassey's, 2002

References

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