M29 mortar

US M29 81 mm Mortar
US M29 81 mm Mortar
Type	Infantry mortar
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1952–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Korean War; Vietnam War; Laotian Civil War; Cambodian Civil War; Lebanese Civil War; Salvadoran Civil War
Specifications
Mass	23.4 kilograms (52 lb) (M5 mount) 9.3 kilograms (21 lb) (M1 mount)
Feed system	manual

The M29 is an American-produced 81 millimeter mortar. It began replacing the M1 mortar in U.S. service in 1952 being lighter and with greater range. It was subsequently replaced by the M252 mortar in 1987. Variants included the M29E1 and M29A1, adopted in 1964. These were produced with a hard chrome-plated bore to prolong barrel life and ease of cleaning.

The maximum rate of fire is 30 rounds for the first minute followed by 4 to 12 rounds per additional minute. The range is 5,140 yards. The weapon was usually serviced by a crew of five. The normal crew consisted of a squad leader, a gunner, an assistant gunner and two ammunition handlers.

Users

Austria: 8.1 cm GrW M29/65^[1]
Bangladesh:11 as of 2016. ^[2]
Bolivia^[3]
Brazil^[4]
Cambodia
Chile^[5]
Costa Rica^[1]
Cyprus^[6]
Denmark^[7]
Ecuador^[8]
El Salvador^[1]
Ethiopia^[9]
Fiji^[10]
Greece^[11]
Honduras^[1]
Indonesia^[12]
Iran^[13]
Italy^[7]^[1]
Japan: Howa produced a modified version of the M29A1 as Type 64^[14]
Jordan^[15]
Republic of Korea: produced under license by Daewoo as KM29A1^[16]
Lebanon^[17]
Liberia^[18]
Luxembourg^[19]
Myanmar^[20]^[21]
Nepal^[22]
Nigeria^[23]
Panama^[24]
Philippines^[25]
Saudi Arabia^[26]^[27]
Suriname^[28]
Taiwan^[29]
Thailand^{[citation needed]}
Tunisia^[30]
United States^[7]
South Vietnam^[31]
Vietnam^[32]^[33]
Yemen^[34]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gander, Terry J.; Cutshaw, Charles Q. (4 June 2001). "81 mm M29 and M29A1 mortar". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003. pp. 5330–5333.
^ "Future Artillery Systems: 2016 Market Report" (PDF). Tidworth: Defence IQ. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 22 January 2018 suggested (help)
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Bolivia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 949.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Brazil". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1031.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Chile". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1221.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Cyprus". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1509.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wiener, Friedrich (1987). The armies of the NATO nations: Organization, concept of war, weapons and equipment. Truppendienst Handbooks Volume 3. Vienna: Herold Publishers. p. 469.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Ecuador". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1602.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Ethiopia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1645.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Fiji". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1646.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Greece". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 2344.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Indonesia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 2476.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Iran". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 2548.
^ "Japanese mortars". Jane's Infantry Weapons 1994-1995. 27 April 1994. p. 3013.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Jordan". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3014.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "South Korean Army mortars". Jane's Infantry Weapons 1994-1995. pp. 3081–3082.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Lebanon". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3087.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Liberia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3089.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Luxembourg". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3091.
^ Maung, Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948 (PDF). p. 107. ISBN 978-981-230-848-1.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Myanmar (Burma)". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3112.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Nepal". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3113.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Nigeria". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3136.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Panama". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3238.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Philippines". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3269.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Saudi Arabia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3850.
^ Rottman, Gordon L. (1993). Armies of the Gulf War. Elite 45. Osprey Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 9781855322776.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Suriname". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 4275.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Taiwan". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 4552.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Tunisia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 4572.
^ Rottman, Gordon L. (2010). Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955–75. Men at Arms 458. Osprey Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9781849081818.
^ Rottman, Gordon L. (10 Feb 2009). North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958–75. Warrior 135. Osprey Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 9781846033711.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Vietnam". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 5799.
^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Yemen". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 5802.

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[Janes_2002-1] Gander, Terry J.; Cutshaw, Charles Q. (4 June 2001). "81 mm M29 and M29A1 mortar". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003. pp. 5330–5333.

[Arty2016-2] "Future Artillery Systems: 2016 Market Report" (PDF). Tidworth: Defence IQ. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 22 January 2018 suggested (help)

[3] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Bolivia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 949.

[4] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Brazil". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1031.

[5] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Chile". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1221.

[6] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Cyprus". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1509.

[Wiener_1987-7] Wiener, Friedrich (1987). The armies of the NATO nations: Organization, concept of war, weapons and equipment. Truppendienst Handbooks Volume 3. Vienna: Herold Publishers. p. 469.

[8] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Ecuador". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1602.

[9] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Ethiopia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1645.

[10] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Fiji". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1646.

[11] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Greece". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 2344.

[12] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Indonesia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 2476.

[13] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Iran". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 2548.

[14] "Japanese mortars". Jane's Infantry Weapons 1994-1995. 27 April 1994. p. 3013.

[15] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Jordan". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3014.

[16] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "South Korean Army mortars". Jane's Infantry Weapons 1994-1995. pp. 3081–3082.

[17] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Lebanon". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3087.

[18] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Liberia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3089.

[19] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Luxembourg". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3091.

[20] Maung, Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948 (PDF). p. 107. ISBN 978-981-230-848-1.

[21] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Myanmar (Burma)". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3112.

[22] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Nepal". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3113.

[23] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Nigeria". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3136.

[24] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Panama". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3238.

[25] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Philippines". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3269.

[26] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Saudi Arabia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3850.

[gulf-27] Rottman, Gordon L. (1993). Armies of the Gulf War. Elite 45. Osprey Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 9781855322776.

[28] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Suriname". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 4275.

[29] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Taiwan". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 4552.

[30] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Tunisia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 4572.

[31] Rottman, Gordon L. (2010). Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955–75. Men at Arms 458. Osprey Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9781849081818.

[NVA-32] Rottman, Gordon L. (10 Feb 2009). North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958–75. Warrior 135. Osprey Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 9781846033711.

[33] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Vietnam". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 5799.

[34] Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Yemen". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 5802.

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