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Caliber Caliber The term caliber designates the inside diameter of a tube, the diameter of a solid wire or rod, or a measurement of the length of a gun relative to its diameter....  (mm)	Weapon name	Country of origin	Period
37 mm	37mm Mortar Shovel		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
40 mm	1.57 inch Medium Mortar		World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
45 mm	Brixia Model 35 Brixia Model 35 The Brixia Model 35 was an Italy small-sized, rapid firing light mortar of World War II....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
50 mm	5 cm lGrW 36 Granatwerfer 36 The 5cm leichter Granatenwerfer 36 was a light Mortar used by Germany during World War II....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
50 mm	Type 89 leg mortar		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
50 mm	50-PM-38		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
50 mm	50-PM-39		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
50 mm	50-PM-40		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
50 mm	50-PM-41		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
51 mm	L9A1 51 mm Light Mortar L9A1 51 mm Light Mortar The L9A1 51 mm Light Mortar is a man-portable mortar system used by the British Army. Smoke, illuminating and high explosive bombs are available....		Modern
51 mm	51 mm E1
52 mm	SBML 2-Inch		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
60 mm	M2 M2 Mortar The M2 Mortar is a smoothbore, muzzle loading, high angle of fire weapon used by U.S. forces in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War for light infantry support....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
60 mm	M19 M19 Mortar |}The M19 Mortar is a very light and simple smoothbore, muzzle loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon for light infantry support developed and produced in the United States....		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.... /Modern
60 mm	LM 60		Modern
60 mm	M224 M224 Mortar |}The M224 60 mm Lightweight Mortar is a Smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for close-in support of ground troops....		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.... /Modern
60 mm	Brandt 60mm LR Gun-mortar Brandt 60mm LR Gun-mortar |}The Brandt 60 mm Long Range gun-mortar is a breech loading Mortar capable of flat-trajectory firing like a gun. It is used solely for the armament of light armoured vehicles such as armoured personnel carriers or IFVs to give them a useful anti-armour capability....		Modern
60.7 mm	60 mm vzor 99 Antos light mortar		Modern
70 mm	Type 11 70 mm Infantry Mortar Type 11 70 mm Infantry Mortar The Type 11, was an infantry mortar used by the Japan. It was first used in 1922 and was the first mortar to be introduced by the Imperial Japanese Army....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
75.8 mm	7.58 cm Minenwerfer 7.58 cm Minenwerfer The 7.58 cm Minenwerfer a.A. was a Germany First World War Mortar . The Russo-Japanese War of 1905 had shown the value of mortars against modern fieldworks and fortifications and the Germans were in the process of fielding a whole series of mortars before the beginning of World War I....		World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
81.2 mm	Stokes 3 inch Mortar Stokes Mortar The "3 inch" Stokes Mortar was a United Kingdom mortar invented by Frederick Wilfred Scott Stokes Order of the British Empire which was issued to the British Army and the Commonwealth of Nations armies during the latter half of the First World War....		World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
81.2 mm	ML 3-Inch Mortar Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar The United Kingdom's Ordnance ML mortar was the standard mortar used by the British army from the late 1920s to the late 1960s, superseding the Stokes Mortar....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
76.2 mm	Davidka Davidka The Davidka was a homemade Israeli mortar used in Safed and Jerusalem during the initial stages of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. Its shells were reported to be extremely loud, but otherwise of little value, besides that of using fear tactics against the Arab forces....		1948 Arab-Israeli war 1948 Arab-Israeli War The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, known by the Israelis predominantly as War of Independence and War of Liberation , and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the Declaration of Independence State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict....
81 mm	8 cm sGrW 34 8 cm sGrW 34 The 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 was the standard German medium Mortar throughout World War II. It gained a reputation for extreme accuracy and rapid rate of fire although much of the credit should go to the training of the crews....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
81 mm	Brandt mle 27/31 Brandt mle 27/31 The Brandt mle 27/31 Mortar was a regulation weapon of the French army during the World War II. Designed by Edgar Brandt it was copied by numerous countries....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
81 mm	81 mm E1
81 mm	L16 L16 81mm Mortar The United Kingdom's L16 81 mm mortar is the standard mortar used by the British army. The version used by the U.S. armed forces is known as the M252....		Modern
81 mm	81 KRH 71 Y 81 KRH 71 Y 81 Kranaatinheitin 71 Y is the light Mortar used by the Finnish Army. It is usually used to support the infantry by indirect fire, but it can also be used for direct fire....		Modern
81 mm	E-44		Modern
81 mm	Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar The Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar was a Japanese mortar used during World War II. It entered service in 1937....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
81 mm	M1 M1 Mortar The M1 is a United States 81 millimeter caliber Mortar . It was used during the World War II well into the 1950s when it was replaced by the lighter and longer ranged M29 Mortar....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
81 mm	M29 M29 Mortar The M29 is a United States produced 81 millimeter calibre Mortar . It replaced the M1 Mortar in U.S. service in the late 1950s being lighter with greater maximum range. It was replaced by the M252 Mortar in the early 1980s....		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
81 mm	M252 M252 Mortar The M252 81 mm medium weight Mortar is an USA Smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to light infantry, air assault, and airborne forces units across the entire front of a battalion zone of influence....		Modern
81 mm	vzor 36		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
81 mm	M-81 mortar		Modern
82 mm	2B14 Podnos 2B14 Podnos The 2B14 Podnos is a Russian 82mm mortar, using 82mm eastern ammunition the same as the Vasilek mortar. The 2B14 was designed to destroy and suppress manpower and fire weapons of the enemy in support of the motorized rifle company....		Modern
82 mm	82-PM-36		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
82 mm	82-PM-37 82-PM-37 The M-37 is a Soviet Union 82 millimeter calibre mortar designed by B.I. Szayrin and accepted into service in 1937....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
82 mm	82-PM-41 82-PM-41 The 82-PM-41 , M-41 or the 82-mm mortar Model 1941 was a Soviet Union 82 millimeter calibre mortar developed during the Second World War as an infantry battalion mortar, and which begun production in 1941....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
82 mm	82-PM-43 82-PM-41 The 82-PM-41 , M-41 or the 82-mm mortar Model 1941 was a Soviet Union 82 millimeter calibre mortar developed during the Second World War as an infantry battalion mortar, and which begun production in 1941....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
82 mm	2B9 Vasilek 2B9 Vasilek |}The 82 mm 2B9 Vasilek or 'Cornflower' automatic gun-mortar is a very complex breech loading or muzzle loading Mortar that can function both as a high-angle mortar as well as a flat-trajectory gun....		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
82 mm	vzor 52 (mortar mk. 1952)		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
90 mm	Type 94 90 mm Infantry Mortar Type 94 90 mm Infantry Mortar The Type 94 was a 90 mm smoothbore infantry mortar , introduced in 1935, used by the Japan in World War II. By giving the Type 94 an especially heavy and stable mount and bipod, a massive shock absorber group, a powerful projectile, and a lengthy tube and heavy powder charge capacity for long range, Japanese designers intended the weapon to...		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
98 mm	M-98 mortar		Modern
102 mm	Stokes 4 inch Mortar		World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
105 mm	10.5 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 10.5 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 The 10.5 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 was a medium Mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was developed by the German firm of Ehrhardt & Sehmer....		World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
105 mm	10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 The 10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 was a heavy mortar used by Germany during World War II. Much like the American M2 4.2 inch mortar it was intended to deliver chemical munitions, such as gas and smoke shells....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
105 mm	10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 The 10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 was a heavy mortar used by Germany during the Second World War. Much like the American M2 4.2 inch mortar it was intended to deliver chemical munitions, such as gas and smoke shells, as well as ordinary high-explosive shells....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
107 mm	M2 M2 4.2 inch mortar The M2 4.2 Inch Mortar was a U.S. rifled 4.2-Inch mortar used during the Second World War and the Korean War. It entered service in 1943....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
107 mm	M30 M30 107 mm Mortar The M30 107 mm heavy Mortar is an USA rifled, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to infantry units....		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
120 mm	12 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16 12 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16 The 12 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16 was a medium Mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was developed by Austria Metal Works in Brno from their earlier, rejected, 8 cm project....		World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
120 mm	Liliya mountian mortar (Also known as Nona-M)
120 mm	120 KRH 92		Modern
120 mm	120 mm E1
120mm	E-56		Modern
120 mm	2S12 Sani		Modern
120 mm	Brandt
120 mm	Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1 Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1 The Mortier 120mm Ray? Tract? Mod?le F1 is a heavy mortar used by the French Army.The MO-120-RT-61 was designed by Thomson-Brandt. It is currently used by the French Army, and produced under licence by Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Brazil, Turkey and the USA....		Modern
120 mm	12 cm GrW 42 Granatwerfer 42 The Granatwerfer 42 was a Mortar used by Germany during World War II.Developed in 1941, the 12 cm GrW 42 was an attempt to give German infantry units a close support weapon with a heavier performance than the Mortar used in general service at the time....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
120 mm	Dragon Fire Dragon Fire (mortar) The Dragon Fire 120 mm heavy Mortar is a program under development for the US Marine Corps. It is a fully automated mortar capable of using rifled or smoothbore 120 mm ammunition....		Under development
120 mm	M120 M120 120 mm mortar The M120 120 mm mortar is the latest development of the Soltam M-65 120 mm mortar and has replaced the M30 107 mm Mortar 107 mm mortar in United States Army infantry and armor units....		Modern
120 mm	M121
120 mm	120-PM-38 M1938 mortar The Soviet M1938 120-millimetre calibre mortar has made significant impacts in modern warfare. M-1938 120 mm mortar was the copy of the French 'mortier Brandt de 120 mm mod?le 1935' which had been adopted by the French army....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
120 mm	120-PM-43 120-PM-43 mortar The M-43 is a Russian 120 millimeter calibre mortar. It is based on the M1938 mortar.An improved version called the 2B11 Sani 120 mm mortar was also produced by Russia....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
120 mm	Dragon EFSS		Under development
120 mm	UB M52
120 mm	vzor 82 PRAM L (mortar mk. 1982)		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
150 mm	Type 96 150 mm Infantry Mortar Type 96 150 mm Infantry Mortar The Type 96 and Type 97 were Japan 150 mm calibre mortars used during the Second World War. The Type 96 was first introduced in 1936. It had a caliber of 150.5 mm, and approximately 90 were produced....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....

• Note - mortar bore size, not mortar bomb size.

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