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In the fighting in Afghanistan, Soviet units found the 2B9 to be a versatile and useful weapon. [6] The 2B9 can fire high-explosive, armor-piercing, smoke, and illumination rounds. The armor-piercing projectile, which weighs 3.1 kg (6.8 lb), has a 75 g (2.6 oz) warhead that can penetrate 100 mm (3.9 in) of armor. [ 7 ]
The first self-propelled mortar was the 2B1 Oka, based on the Iosif Stalin tank chassis capable of firing a 420 mm shell at a distance of 45 km (28 mi). A few examples were built and paraded in the early 1960s, but ultimately the Oka wasn't adopted due Nikita Khrushchev 's preference for missiles over heavy guns.
120-mm infantry mortar: N/A Soviet Union: 2S12 Sani [47] 120mm heavy mortar: N/A Soviet Union: At least two reported captured from separatist forces by Ukrainian Forces. [47] 2B14 Podnos [7] 82mm infantry mortar: N/A Soviet Union: Captured from Ukrainian forces. 2B9 Vasilek [7] 82mm automatic mortar: N/A Soviet Union: 4-mortar shell cassette.
This list catalogues mortars 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 [clarification needed] to the problem of satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for ...
World War II mortars of the Soviet Union (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Mortars of the Soviet Union" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
2S12 is in fact the designator for the combination of the 2B11 "Sani" heavy mortar with its transport vehicle 2F510, a GAZ-66-15 4×4 truck. The 2B11 weighs nearly 200 kg (500 lb) when fully assembled, and thus must be mounted to the 2×1 wheeled chassis 2L81 and towed to the emplacement site by the truck.
Pages in category "World War II infantry mortars of the Soviet Union" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 2B14 Podnos (2Б14 "Поднос"- Platter) is a Soviet 82 mm mortar.The 2B14 was designed in early 1980s as a light indirect fire weapon for the use of airborne and other light infantry forces. [1]