Land

Mortars (120 mm+)

Domain: Land
NCF capability: Land fires
Military Balance category: Mortars
SIPRI category: Artillery
Evidence that places a platform here: (12\d|160|240) ?mm.*mortar · mortar.*(12\d|160|240) ?mm · heavy mortar · self.propelled mortar · \bmortars?\b

The 24 nations

None, legacy only, modern, or modern and on order. Modern: in service from 1995, or the current generations of fighters, tanks, submarines and long-range air defence.

Generation timeline

Each platform from its first flight or launch to today, the 40 most operated, earliest in service first. Grey is development and, after the lead operator retires it, the years other nations keep it; colour is service.

Development, from first flight or launch
In service, from first deployment
After its lead operator retires it, still held elsewhere
Today
Flag beside the name: the home country

Dates from Wikidata: first flights or launches for 0 of these 12, retirements for 0. A bar without grey at its start has no first flight recorded.

Platforms

Ranked by the number of the 24 nations that hold each.

Platform	Operators	Active	On order	In service	Origin
K6	8	1,233		1991	ISR
M106	6	348			USA
L16	4	760		1965	GBR
M224	3			1978	USA
2B14 Podnos	2	800			SUN
2B9 Vasilek	2				SUN
2S12 Sani	2	775		1981	SUN
2S9 Nona	2	121		1981	SUN
Cardom	2	441		2003	ISR
HM 16	2				IRN
M252	2	990		1987	GBR
M6C-210	2	320			AUT
Type 87 mortar	2	2,880			CHN
120 Krh/40	1				FIN
2S4 Tyulpan	1	39		1972	SUN
37mm Marsh Mortar	1				IRN
60 mm mortar	1				USA
60 mm mortar M2	1				USA
81 KRH 71 Y	1				FIN
Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle	1	276	386		USA
Aselsan Alkar	1				TUR
Brandt 60 mm LR Gun-mortar	1				FRA
CM-21 armored vehicle	1	1,025			TWN
Carrier Mortar Tracked	1	220			IND
Dongfeng Mengshi	1				CHN
Fábrica de Braço de Prata	1				PRT
HM 12	1				IRN
HM 13	1				IRN
HM 14	1				IRN
HM 15	1				IRN
Iron Dome	1	9		2005	ISR
Korea Infantry Fighting Vehicle	1	1,900		1986	KOR
M-4 Commando Mortar	1				ZAF
M-66	1			1966	ISR
M1	1				USA
M1943	1				SUN
M240	1			1950	SUN
M69 mortar	1				YUG
MKEK Commando mortar	1				TUR
MKEK NT1	1	325			TUR
MKEK UT1	1	325			TUR
Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle	1	50			IND
Pindad Mo-3 Mortar	1	3			IDN
Razm	1				IRN
Vafa Mortar	1				IRN
Common Tactical Wheeled Vehicle	0		24

Fingerprints

Each nation's equipment fingerprint with only mortars (120 mm+) in colour.

United States K6 1,076, M252 990, Cardom 441

United Kingdom L16 470

Australia M224 –, M252 –

France

Germany 120 Krh/40 –, K6 –

Japan Common Tactical Wheeled Vehicle –, L16 –, M6C-210 –

South Korea Korea Infantry Fighting Vehicle 1,900, 60 mm mortar –, K242A1 –

Canada L16 218

Italy M6C-210 320, M106 –

India Carrier Mortar Tracked 220, Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle 50

Türkiye MKEK NT1 325, MKEK UT1 325, M106A1 179

Saudi Arabia K6 63

Brazil L16 72, K6 8

Indonesia Pindad Mo-3 Mortar 81mm mortar 3, 81 KRH 71 Y –, Type 87 mortar W87 –

Mexico 60mm –, Brandt 60 mm LR Gun-mortar 60mm –, K6 120mm –

Argentina M106 25

South Africa K6 36, M-4 Commando Mortar –

Russia 2B14 Podnos 800, 2S12 Sani 675, 2B16 Nona-K 75

China Type 87 mortar 2,880, CTL181A Mortar Carrier –, Dongfeng Mengshi –

Israel M106 54, Iron Dome 9, Cardom –

Ukraine 2S12 Sani 100, K6 50, 2S9 Nona 20

Taiwan CM-21 armored vehicle 718–1,332, M106 63–117

Iran 37mm Marsh Mortar –, HM 12 –, HM 13 –

North Korea M1943 –