2B14 Podnos
The 2B14 Podnos ("Tray" or "Platter") is a 82mm mortar designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union in early 1980s. The 2B14 was designed as a man-portable indirect fire weapon for the use by airborne and light infantry forces of the Soviet Armed Forces, but has been fielded with regular motor rifle units as well at a scale of six per battalion.
Also recorded as 82 mm mortar 2B14
2B14 Podnos
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The 2B14 Podnos ("Tray" or "Platter") is a 82mm mortar designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union in early 1980s. The 2B14 was designed as a man-portable indirect fire weapon for the use by airborne and light infantry forces of the Soviet Armed Forces, but has been fielded with regular motor rifle units as well at a scale of six per battalion.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — 2B14 Podnos • Origin — Soviet Union • Type — Mortar • Is Ranged — yes • Is Explosive — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1980s • Wars — Soviet–Afghan War Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War • Manufacturer — Gorky Engineering Plant • Design Date — 1983 • Weight — 41.88 kg • Crew — 4 • Carriage — 2F510 2x1 wheeled transport chassis, GAZ-66 4×4 truck (prime mover) • Cartridge — 3.14 kg HE • Caliber — 82 mm • Rate — 24-30 rounds per minute • Range — Minimum: 0.08 km Maximum: 4.27 km • Elevation — 45°–85° • Traverse — ±8° (without bipod repositioning)
Variants
Variants
• 2B14 (2Б14) • 2B14-1 (2Б14-1-1)
Operators
Operators
• Illustration — Map with 2B14 operators (blue) and former operators (red) • Illustration — Russian Ground Forces soldiers firing a 2B14 mortar during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Current operators
Current operators
• Donetsk People's Republic – Used by the 1st Army Corps. • – Used by the Georgian Army. • Luhansk People's Republic – Used by the 2nd Army Corps. • – Used by the Malaysian Army. • Russia – Used by the Russian Ground Forces, about 276 are believed to be in service and 3,000 in storage. • Syria – Used with the Syrian Arab Army. • Ukraine – Used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Former operators
Former operators
• USSR – Passed down to successor states in 1991. • Estonia • Latvia • Lithuania • Kazakhstan • Tajikistan • Turkmenistan • Uzbekistan • Lebanese Forces
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2B14 Podnos is associated with Soviet Union.
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Context
The circumstances in which 2B14 Podnos stands. Manufactured by Nizhny Novgorod Machine-building Plant. Recorded as a kind of 82 mm mortar.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2024195: 2B14 Podnos
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