M-160

• Name — 160 mm mortar M-160 • Origin — Soviet Union • Type — Mortar • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1953–present • Wars — * Arab–Israeli conflict • Vietnam War • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 • Iran–Iraq War • Syrian civil war • Manufacturer — Tula Plant No. 535 (now Tulamashzavod) V111, V113 and V125 Plant (Vietnam) • Production Date — 1949–1957 (USSR) 1974 (Vietnam, with support from USSR) • Number — 2,353 (USSR) 100 (Vietnam) • Variants — See variants • Weight — 1470 kg • Part Length — 4.55 m • Crew — 7 • Cartridge — 41.5 kg bomb • Caliber — 160 mm • Rate — 2–3 rounds/minute • Velocity — 343 m/s • Range — 8040 m • Elevation — +50° to +80° • Traverse — 24°

It was introduced in 1953. Originally deployed as a standard mortar for all types of division, it is currently particularly used as mountain or urban artillery. Some countries still use it as field artillery. China originally deployed 12 Type 56 mortars per field division. The M-160 saw service during the Arab–Israeli conflict, including the Lebanese Civil War, with the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and by North Vietnamese Army in 1975 spring offensive during Vietnam War

• M-160 − Soviet divisional mortar. • Type 56 − Chinese copy of the M-160. • T-54 with 160 mm mortar − An Iraqi modification of the T-54/T-55 tank, with the turret removed and replaced with a fixed superstructure with an enclosed M-160 mortar with limited traverse. Access doors were provided on the sides and rear of the superstructure and when travelling the mortar was left in horizontal position. It never entered Iraqi Army service in significant numbers.

• − 150 as of 2024 * • − 30 as of 2024 *

• − Produced locally as the Type 56 * • Iraq • − 4 in storage as of 2024 * *