List of mortar carriers
A mortar carrier, or self-propelled mortar, is a self-propelled artillery piece in which a mortar is the primary weapon.
Summary list
Modern era mortar systems
Mortar carrier 81–82 mm
| Weapon name | Caliber [mm] | Country of origin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2S41 Drok | 82 mm | ||
| ALKAR (Aselsan) | 81 mm | [1] | |
| Carrier Mortar Tracked (CMT) | 81 mm | [2] | |
| Cardom 81 | 81 mm | [3] | |
| Dual EIMOS | 81 mm | [4] | |
| ESLAIT A3MS | 81 mm | ||
| VingPos | 81 mm | [5][6] | |
| K281 | 81 mm |
Mortar carrier 120 mm
Cold War
| Weapon name | Caliber [mm] | Country of origin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2S4 Tyulpan | 240 mm | ||
| 2S9 Nona | 120 mm | ||
| 2S23 Nona-SVK | 120 mm | ||
| K242A1 | 107 mm | ||
| M106 mortar carrier | 107 mm | [36] | |
| Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar | 107 mm | ||
| Type 60 81 mm self-propelled mortar | 81 mm | ||
| Vz.85 ShM-120 PRAM-S | 120 mm |
World War II era mortar carriers
| Weapon name | Caliber [mm] | Country of origin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4 MMC – M2 half-track | 81 mm | [37][38][39] | |
| M4A1 MMC M2 half-track | 81 mm | [40][41][39] | |
| M21 MMC M3 half-track | 81 mm | [39] | |
| Reihenwerfer - SOMUA MCG | 81 mm × 16 | .[42][43] | |
| Karl-Gerät Neubau-fahrzeug | 540/600 mm | [44] |
Detailed list
Modern era mortar carrier
This list includes mortar carrier systems that were developed after the Cold War.
Mortar carrier 81 mm
| Mortar system | Platform | Calibre [mm] | Origin mortar system | Image | Quantity | Service life | Users (deliveries by client) | Note | |
| Order | Delivery | ||||||||
| ALKAR | Defender | 81 mm | ― | ― | ― | In development | System made by Aselsan, planned to be ordered by the Turkish Army[45] | ||
| Carrier Mortar Tracked (CMT) | BMP-2 | 81 mm | | 220 | 220 | Since 2000 | System made by DRDO and OFMK, fitted with IOF81 Type 1F tube (Indian licensed version of Soltam B455)[2] | ||
| Cardom 81 – EIMOS | URO VAMTAC S3 BN-2 | 81 mm | | 16 | 16 | Since 2012 |
| System by Soltam.[46] Being replaced by the URO VAMTAC - Dual EIMOS in the Spanish Army.[3] | |
| Dual EIMOS | URO VAMTAC ST5 | 81 mm | ― | 80 | 2 | Since 2022 | System by Expal[4] | ||
| ESLAIT A3MS "SCORPION" | URO VAMTAC ST5 | 81 mm | ― | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ESL Advanced Information Technology (ESLAIT), further evolution of the Cardom 10[47] | ||
| VingPos | CV90 Mk.I RWS Multi BK | 81 mm | ― | 24 | 16 | Since 2016 | System made by Rheinmetall Norway AS, fitted with L16A2 mortar tube[48][49][50] | ||
Mortar carrier 120 mm
| Mortar system | Platform | Calibre [mm] | Origin mortar system | Image | Quantity | Service life | Users (deliveries by client) | Note | |
| Order | Delivery | ||||||||
| 120 Mobile mortar system | Didgori Meomari | 120 mm |
| Unknown | Unknown | 2021 | Exported to unknown user in the Middle East[7] | Mortar made by Delta SEC[51] | |
| 2R2M mortar | Freccia VBM Porta Mortaio | 120 mm | | 35 | 21 | 2015 | System made by Thales (formerly TDA)[8] | ||
| 2R2M mortar "Griffon MEPAC" | VBMR Griffon | 120 mm | | 54 | 0 | From 2024 | System made by Thales (formerly TDA)[9][52] | ||
| 2R2M mortar | VAB Mk.3 (6x6) | 120 mm | ― | 6 | 6 | 2009 | System designed and made by Thales (formerly TDA)[53][54] | ||
| 2R2M mortar | ACV-300 | 120 mm | | 8 | 8 | 2010 | System designed and made by Thales (formerly TDA)[53][55] | ||
| 2R2M mortar | DefTech AV8 | 120 mm | ― | 8 | 8 | 2019 | System designed and made by Thales (formerly TDA)[53][55] | ||
| 2R2M mortar | M113 | 120 mm | ― | 25 | 25 | 2010 | System designed and made by Thales (formerly TDA)[53] | ||
| AHS-120 | BMC VuranEjder Yalçın | 120 mm | | > 26 | > 26 | Since 2021 | (unknown)
| System made by Aselsan, initially named Alkar, renamed AHS-120. | |
| Alakran mortar system / | Toyota Land Cruiser J79 | 120 mm | ― | 6 | 6 | Since 2023 | Ordered in 2023 for the Ukrainian Army[56] | ||
| Alakran mortar system / | URO VAMTAC S3 | 120 mm | ― | 1 | 1 | Only trial | Tested by the Spanish Army in 2018[57] | ||
| Alakran mortar system / A2M | Sherpa Light | 120 mm | ― | ― | ― | In development | ― | Developed by Thales (mortar), Arquus (vehicle) and NTGS (Alakran)[58] | |
| Alakran MMK BARS-8 | Bars-8 (Dodge RAM chassis) | 120 mm |
| > 12 | > 12 | Since 2019 | [59][60] | ||
| AMOS (2 barrels) | Patria AMV | 120 mm × 2 | 18 | 18 | 2013 | System designed and made by Patria and BAE Hägglunds[12][61] | |||
| AMS II "Advanced Mobile Mortar" | LAV III | 120 mm | | 73 | 73 | Since 2002 | Weapon system developed by Delco Systems and Royal Ordonance[13] | ||
| Cobra – RUAG | Piranha IV | 120 mm | 48 | 0 | From 2024 | "12 cm Mörser 16"[16] | |||
| Cobra – RUAG | PARS III 8x8 | 120 mm | | 6 | 6 | Since 2019 | [62] | ||
| Crossbow 120 | Boxer | 120 mm | ― | ― | ― | In development | ― | Turret for a mortar carrier ready for trial as of 2023, designed by Elbit for Israeli Army, and export as well. Tested on Boxer.[17] | |
| EMOC | VAC ASCOD 2 | 120 mm (or 81 mm) | ― | ― | ― | Prototype | ― | Lightest 120 mm mortar carrier[63] | |
| ESLAIT A3MS | Piranha V | 120 mm | 15 | 15 | Since 2019 | Piranha V AAAMS "Advanced Automated Autonomous Mortar System", further evolution of the Cardom 10 by Austrian company ESLAIT[64] | |||
| GMM-120 | Modified | 120 mm |
| ― | ― | Prototype | ― | Made by STC Delta[21] | |
| GMOS "Guardian MOrtar System" | VAC ASCOD 2 | 120 mm | ― | ― | ― | Prototype | ― | Escribano developed a turret to answer the coming needs of the Spanish Army, expected to be used with the Piranha V and / or the VAC (ASCOD 2 based APC)[22] | |
| KSM120 Skyfall | K200A1 | 120 mm | — | Unknown | Unknown | Since January 2022 | Ordered in 2020 and then in 2022, intended to replace the 1840 KM30 in service (K-242A1 with 107 mm M30 mortar)[23] Announced to be in mass production. | ||
| M1064 mortar carrier | M113 | 120 mm | | 1124 | 1124 | Since 1990 |
| M113 equipped with M120 (Soltam K6) mortar[65][66][67] | |
| M120G Rak | Borsuk | 120 mm | | ― | ― | In development | ― | Replacement of the Soviet mortars by this new system, mortar carriers split among the tracked Borsuk and the wheeled KTO Rosomak. | |
| M120K Rak | KTO Rosomak | 120 mm | 146 | 93 | 2017 | (93 / 122) (0 / 24)[68] | Developed by Poland for its army, and purchased later on among a large KTO Rosomak for Ukraine[69] | ||
| M1287 | AMPV | 120 mm | | 386 (planned) | ― | In trials | Among the 2,907 vehicles in 5 variants, the US Army expects 386 mortar carriers for quick-reaction fire support[70][71] | ||
| Mjölner (2 barrels) | CV90 Grkpbv 90 | 120 mm × 2 | | 80 | 40 | 2019 | System designed and made by BAE Hägglunds[72] Barrels produced by Slovakian company KONSTRUKTA-Defence[73] | ||
| PLL-05 | ZSL92 | 120 mm | | > 500 | 500[74] | 2008 | [29] | ||
| Ragnarok MWS120 | Prototypes: | 120 mm | | ― | ― | In trial phase | ― | Rheinmetall Norway AS developed this system.[75] The Gidran was offered to Hungary, lost the competition, and a Boxer module is offered to the UK. | |
| SLING | Land Rover Defender; Humvee | 120 mm | | ― | ― | Prototype / Testing phase | ― | Tested by Green berets, based on M120A1 tube and base plate.[76] | |
| Smereka | Varta | 120 mm | | ― | ― | Prototype | ― | Moroccan Army potentially interested[34] | |
| SPEAR | JLTV, | 120 mm | ― | > 28 | > 28 | 2015 |
| Thai ATMM and Zambian Spear Mk.2 on Tata LPTA 713 TC 4×4 trucks[77][78] | |
| SRAMS "Super Rapid Advanced Mortar System" | RG-31 Mk.5 | 120 mm | ― | 48 | 48 | ― | System designed and made by ST Engineering. (known as Agrab 120 in UAE Army)[79] | ||
| SRAMS Mk.II "Super Rapid Advanced Mortar System" | Belrex PCSV | 120 mm | ― | ― | ― | 2021 | System designed and made by ST Engineering.[35][80] | ||
| SRAMS Mk.II "Super Rapid Advanced Mortar System" | Prototypes | 120 mm | ― | ― | ― | Prototype | System designed and made by ST Engineering prototype[81] | ||
World War II era mortar carriers
| Vehicle | Mortar system | Caliber [mm] | Origin | Image | Service life | Quantity | Users | Note | |
| Start | End | ||||||||
| M4 MMC "M4 mortar motor carriage" | M2 half-track | 81 mm | | 1941 | 1945 | 572 | System developed by the Ordnance Department, made by White Motor Companyfitted with the M1 Mortar [39][82][83] | ||
| M4A1 MMC "M4A1 mortar motor carriage" | M2 half-track | 81 mm |
| 1943 | 1945 | 600 | System developed by the Ordnance Department, made by White Motor Companyfitted with the M1 Mortar. | ||
| M21 MMC "M21 mortar motor carriage" | M3 half-track | 81 mm | | 1944 | 1968 | 110 | (1944-1945, 110 made and used) (1945, 57 leased) (1955-1968, 23 leased) | System developed by the Ordnance Department, made by White Motor Companyfitted with the M1 Mortar [39][86] | |
| Reihenwerfer | SOMUA MCG | 81 mm × 16 | | 1944 | 1945 | Unknown | System developed and made by Alfred Becker, fitted with 16 mortars Brandt Mle 27/31.[42][43] | ||
| Karl-Gerät | Neubau-fahrzeug | 540 mm or 600 mm |
| 1943 | 1945 | 7 | System developed and made by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG.[44] | ||
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