82-BM-36

82 mm M1936 Battalion Mortar
82 mm Soviet mortar M1936 labeled as M1937, captured and used by the Finns on display at the Sgt. Richard Penry Medal of Honor Memorial Military Museum in Petaluma, California.
Type	Infantry mortar
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
Used by	Soviet Union
Wars	World War II Korean War[1]
Specifications
Mass	62 kg (137 lb)
Barrel length	1.22 metres (4 ft)[2]
Shell	3.35 kg (7 lb 6 oz)
Caliber	82 mm (3.2 in)
Elevation	+45° to +85°
Traverse	6° to 11° variable with elevation[2]
Rate of fire	25 -30 rpm
Muzzle velocity	202 m/s (660 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	3 km (1.9 mi)[2]

The M-36 or 82-BM-36 (батальонный миномёт) is a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar. The design of the M-36 is closely based on the earlier French Brandt mle 27/31 mortar with Russian modifications.[3] The main difference between the 82-BM-36 and the later 82-BM-37 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. The German designation for captured M-36 mortars was 8.2 cm GrW 274/1(r). The M-36 could fire German 81 mm ammunition but range and accuracy suffered.[2]

Notes

1. Rottman, Gordon L. (December 2002). Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953. Praeger. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-275-97835-8.
2. Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 28. ISBN 0668038179. OCLC 2067459.
3. Bishop, Chris, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. (2002), ISBN 1-58663-762-2, p. 192

82 mm ammunition