240 mm mortar M240

240 mm mortar M240
TypeTowed mortar
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1953-
WarsYom Kippur War
Lebanese Civil War
Soviet–Afghan War
First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
Syrian Civil War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Specifications
Mass
  • Static: 3,610 kg (7,960 lb)
  • Combat: 4,150 kg (9,150 lb)
Barrel length534 cm (17 ft 6 ins)
Crew11

Shell(HE) 130 kg (286 lbs)
Caliber240 mm (9.4 in)
Elevation+45° to +65°
Traverse17°
Rate of fire1 round/minute
Maximum firing range9.7 km (6.0 mi)
20 km (12 mi) (with rocket-assisted)[1]

The Soviet 240 mm mortar M240 is a 240 millimeter (9.4 in) breech loading smoothbore heavy mortar that fires a 130 kilogram (290 lb) projectile. It entered service in 1953.[2]

  1. ^ "The largest-caliber mortar system in the world is shelling cities in Syria and Ukraine (1/2) | Offiziere.ch". Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. ^ Kinard (2007), p. 479.