The M-37 or 82-BM-37 (батальонный миномёт, battalion mortar) is a
Soviet
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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. The main difference between the 82-PM-37 and the earlier
82-PM-36 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. It was designed to be able to fire western 81 mm captured ammunition whilst not permitting the enemy the same advantage
The German designation for captured M-37 mortars was ''8.2 cm GrW 274/2(r)''.
The M-37M is an improved version with lighter base plate and a device to prevent double loading.
It was produced in
China
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by
Norinco
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as the Type 53,
in
Egypt
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by the Helwan Machine Tools Company as the Model 69 and in
Bulgaria
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by
Arsenal
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as the M-82 Mod 1937.
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People's Republic of Kampuchea
The People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK), UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; vi, Cộng hòa Nhân dân Campuchia was a partially recognised state in Southeast Asia supported by Vietnam which existed from 1979 to 1989. It was founded in Cambodia by the Kamp ...
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Armed Forces of Malta
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200 in service.
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battle of Khe Sanh
The Battle of Khe Sanh (21 January – 9 July 1968) was conducted in the Khe Sanh area of northwestern Quảng Trị Province, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), during the Vietnam War. The main US forces defending Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB) ...
* : BM-37 and Type 53
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Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union
World War II infantry mortars of the Soviet Union
82 mm artillery
Military equipment introduced in the 1930s
82 mm mortars
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