82-BM-37

82mm M1937 Battalion Mortar

Type	Infantry mortar
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
Used by	Soviet Union
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Weight	56 kilograms (123 lb)
Barrel length	1.22 metres (4 ft)

Shell	3.05 kg (6 lb 12 oz)
Caliber	82 millimetres (3.2 in)
Elevation	+45° to +75°
Traverse	6° to 15°
Rate of fire	25 -30 rpm
Muzzle velocity	211 m/s (690 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	3,040 m (3,320 yd)

The M-37 or 82-BM-37 (батальонный миномёт) is a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar designed by B.I. Szayrin 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.^[1]

The M-37M is an improved version with lighter base plate and a device to prevent double loading.

Variants

Egypt - Helwan M-69 82mm mortar
People's Republic of China - Type 53 82mm mortar.
Syria – 200 mortars (PM-37)
Grenada

Notes

↑ Bishop, Chris, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. (2002), ISBN 1-58663-762-2, p. 192

Soviet mortars of World War II

Light mortars	37 mm Spade mortar 50 mm RM-38

Medium mortars	82 mm BM-37 82 mm PM-41

Heavy mortars	107 mm PM-38 120 mm PM-38 120 mm PM-43 160 mm M1943

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