37 mm spade mortar | |
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Type | Infantry mortar |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1939–1942 |
Used by | Soviet Union |
Wars | Winter War World War II |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz) |
Barrel length | 52 cm (1 ft 8 in)[1] |
Shell | 0.5 kg (1 lb 2 oz) bomb |
Caliber | 37 mm (1.5 in) |
Breech | muzzle loaded |
Traverse | 1 degrees |
Maximum firing range | 250 m (270 yd) |
The 37 mm spade mortar is a Soviet 37 mm light infantry mortar used in the Second World War. The mortar was produced from 1939 until the end of 1941.