82-BM-36

{{Short description|WW2 Soviet infantry mortar}}

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|name=82 mm M1936 Battalion Mortar

| image=File:M1936 82mm Soviet mortar.jpg

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|caption=82 mm Soviet mortar M1936 labeled as M1937, captured and used by the Finns on display at the Sgt. Richard Penry Medal of Honor Memorial Military Museum in Petaluma, California.

|origin= Soviet Union

|type= Infantry mortar

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|used_by= Soviet Union

|wars= World War II
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|weight={{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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|cartridge={{convert|3.35|kg|lboz|abbr=on}}

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|rate=25 -30 rpm

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|elevation=+45° to +85°

|traverse=6° to 11° variable with elevation

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The M-36 or 82-BM-36 (батальонный миномёт) is a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar. The design of the M-36 is closely based on the earlier French Brandt mle 27/31 mortar with Russian modifications.Bishop, Chris, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. (2002), {{ISBN|1-58663-762-2}}, p. 192 The main difference between the 82-BM-36 and the later 82-BM-37 was the adoption of a round base-plate, revised traverse/elevation controls, simplified sights and spring-loaded shock absorbers on the bi-pod to reduce the amount of relaying needed between shots. The German designation for captured M-36 mortars was 8.2 cm GrW 274/1(r). The M-36 could fire German 81 mm ammunition but range and accuracy suffered.