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Cal Origin DOI Range Munition Rate Crew Round Muz Mount Weight Emplace/ Remarks Image
Traverse
of
Mortar (mm) (Max/Min) Types Weight Vel Type (kg) Displace
(degrees)
Fire (HE) (kg) (m/s)
(meters) (See Note) (min)
(rpm)
Iraq Max: 2537 HE 25-30 1-2 E: 45-85 Hand- 7.6 1/1
Al-Jaleel 60 supported
Yugo Illum Iraqi version of the
Commando
Bosnian M70
(M70) Smoke
Mortar Commando mortar.
(M70)
Iraq Max: 2500 HE 25-30 1-2 E: 45-85 Bipod & 22 1/1 Iraqi version of the
Al-Jaleel 60 Yugo M57 60-mm
Yugo Illum Base-
infantry mortar
Infantry
(M57) Smoke plate
(based on US M2
Mortar
60-mm mortar)
(M57)
Easily separated
from bipod and
baseplate and used.
China 1970s Max: 1550 HE 15-20 2-3 1.3 E: 40-80 141 Bipod & Firing: 1/1
Type 63-1 60
Min: 95 Illum, T: 8 Base- 12 Widely proliferated.
Smoke plate Updated Type 63.
Incendiary Small rectangular
base-
plate and carrying
handle on the tube.
Iraq Max: 4900 HE 10-15 4 E: 45-85 Bipod & Firing: 63 1/1
Al-Jaleel 82
Min: Base- Copy of Yugo M69A
plate
NOTE: The munitions listed indicate what is available for the specific mortar system, not what munition is in Iraq.
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Mortars in Iraq (continued)
Elevation/
Cal Origin DOI Range Munition Rate Crew Round Muz Mount Weight Emplace/ Remarks Image
Traverse
of
Mortar (mm) (Max/Min) Types Weight Vel Type (kg) Displace
(degrees)
Fire (HE) (kg) (m/s)
(meters) (See Note) (min)
(rpm)
E: 45-85 Firing: 54
Yugo Mid Max: 6050 HE 10-15 4 330 Bipod & 1/1
Tube:
M69A 82 1960s Total: 6
Ext Range: Illumination Base- Widely proliferated.
Bipod: 14
(M91=6700) Smoke plate Iraq copied this as
Base: 15
the 82-mm Al-Jaleel
Min: 160
China 1967 Max: 3040 HE, 10-15 3-4 HE: 3.16 E: 45-85 211 Bipod & Firing: 35 Widely proliferated.
Type 67 82
Min: 85 Illum, T: 6 Base- Tube: 13 In service since
1971.
Smoke plate Bipod: 10
Replaced Type 53
Incendiary Base: 12
(copy of Sov M-37).
Triangular baseplate
with handle.
SP variant is
mounted in a
Chinese YW-304
APC
Early Max: 4700 E: 45-80
China HE 15-20 7 8 250 Bipod & Firing: 75
Type 71 100 1970 Min: 170 Total: 8
Illumination Base- Tube: 28
Smoke plate Bipod: 21
Base:
25.5
Iraq Max: 5400 HE 5-8 E: 45-85 Bipod & 148
Al-Jaleel 120
Min: Illumination Base-
Smoke plate
NOTE: The munitions listed indicate what is available for the specific mortar system, not what munition is in Iraq.
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Mortars in Iraq (continued)
Elevation/
Cal Origin DOI Range Munition Rate Crew Round Muz Mount Weight Emplace/ Remarks Image
Traverse
of
Mortar (mm) (Max/Min) Types Weight Vel Type (kg) Displace
(degrees)
Fire (HE) (kg) (m/s)
(meters) (See Note) (min)
(rpm)
FSU 1943 Max: 5700 HE 4-9 6 15.4 E: 45-85 272 Bipod & Firing: 5/3
M1943 120 270
NK Min: 450 Frag-HE T: 04 left Base- Old, but widely
Type 53 Travel: proliferated.
China Smoke 04 right plate.
522
M120 (Type Replaced by the
Illum Trailer
53) Tube: newer 2S11/2S12
M-43
(FSU)
Bipod: 80
Base: 95
China Late Max: 5520 HE 15 6 E: 45-80 272 Bipod & Firing:
Type 55/ 120 1950s 275
Min: 450 Smoke T: 04 left Base- Improvement of the
M-55 Travel: Chinese Type 53
Illumination 04 right plate.
550 (Clone of Russian
Trailer
M1943)
Yugo Frag-HE: HE 4-6 4 E: 45 to 85 307 Bipod & Firing: <1/<1
M75 120 (RAP) 178
Max: 5400 DPICM T: 6 total Base-
Travel:
Min: 275 Smoke plate.
261
Extend: 6464 Illum Trailer
Tube: 25
RAP: 9056 Chemical
Base: 87
ICM
NOTE: The munitions listed indicate what is available for the specific mortar system, not what munition is in Iraq.
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Mortars in Iraq (continued)
Elevation/
Cal Origin DOI Range Munition Rate Crew Round Muz Mount Weight Emplace/ Remarks Image
Traverse
of
Mortar (mm) (Max/Min) Types Weight Vel Type (kg) Displace
(degrees)
Fire (HE) (kg) (m/s)
(meters) (See Note) (min)
(rpm)
France 1961 Max: 8135 Frag HE 10 4-6 18.60 E: 30 to 85 towed 582 1.5/2 Widely proliferated
MO-120- 120 (23+ countries
RAP: 13000 HE-RA T: 15 total split
including Iraq).
RT-61 trail
Min: 1100 RAP
Rifled mortar
Towed
Towed by light
Combo
truck/TUV
Can fire all standard
120-mm smoothbore
rounds w/o fins.
For additional
information see the
WEG, Chapter 6
Max: 5700
Spain HE 3-5 E: 45 to 85 295 Bipod & Firing: 3/3 Lighter version of the
SL 120 Min: 600 112 L with lighter base
Smoke T: 6 total Base-
plate and shorter
Travel:
plate.
range.
250
Trailer
Base: 50
FSU 1953 Max: 8040 HE 3 6-7 41 E: 50-80 343 Base- Firing: ?/7 Towed by light truck.
M-160 160
Min: 750 T: 25 total plate & 1314 Breech loaded.
wheels
Travel: Barrel is 4550 mm in
1470 length
E: 45-80
FSU 1943 Max: 5150 HE 3 7 40.8 Base- Firing: Widely proliferated
T: 25 total
M-43 160 (+20 countries)
China Min: 630 plate & 1170
Type 56 (Type wheels Towed by light truck.
56)
Towed by light truck.
NOTE: The munitions listed indicate what is available for the specific mortar system, not what munition is in Iraq.
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