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82-PM-37
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The M-37 or 82-BM-37 (батальонный миномёт, battalion mortar) is a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar designed by B.I. Shavyrin and accepted into service in 1937. The design of the M-37 is based on the earlier French Brandt mle 27/31 mortar with Russian modifications. The main difference between the 82-PM-37 and the earlier 82-PM-36 was the adoption of a round base plate, revised traverse/elevation controls, simplified sights and spring-loaded shock absorbers on the bi-pod to reduce the amount of relaying needed between shots. It was designed to be able to fire western 81 mm captured ammu
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- 82 mm M1937 Battalion Mortar
- Weapon.image
- Zagan 82 mm moździerz wz 37.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Infantry mortar
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1937–present
- Weapon.used_by
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.wars
- World War II Kosovo War Korean WarVietnam WarCambodian Civil WarRhodesian Bush WarPortuguese Colonial WarUganda-Tanzania WarAfghan WarsGulf WarSyrian Civil WarRusso-Ukrainian War
- Weapon.rate
- 25–30 rpm
- Weapon.elevation
- +45° to +75°
- Weapon.traverse
- 6° to 15°
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The M-37 or 82-BM-37 (батальонный миномёт, battalion mortar) is a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar designed by B.I. Shavyrin and accepted into service in 1937. The design of the M-37 is based on the earlier French Brandt mle 27/31 mortar with Russian modifications. The main difference between the 82-PM-37 and the earlier 82-PM-36 was the adoption of a round base plate, revised traverse/elevation controls, simplified sights and spring-loaded shock absorbers on the bi-pod to reduce the amount of relaying needed between shots. It was designed to be able to fire western 81 mm captured ammunition whilst not permitting the enemy the same advantage The German designation for captured M-37 mortars was 8.2 cm GrW 274/2(r).
The M-37M is an improved version with a lighter base plate and a device to prevent double loading.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “82-PM-37” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.