The M-36 or 82-BM-36 (батальонный миномёт) is a

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82 millimeter calibre mortar. The design of the M-36 is closely based on the earlier French

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mle 27/31 mortar with Russian modifications.Bishop, Chris, ''The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II'', Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. (2002), , p. 192 The main difference between the 82-BM-36 and the later

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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. The German designation for captured M-36 mortars was ''8.2 cm GrW 274/1(r)''. The M-36 could fire German 81 mm ammunition but range and accuracy suffered.

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World War II infantry mortars of the Soviet Union 82 mm mortars Military equipment introduced in the 1930s {{Artillery-stub