Type 87 mortar

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| name = Type 87

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| type = Mortar

| origin = China

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| designer = Norinco

| design_date = 1987

| manufacturer = Norinco

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| mass = 27kg{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} (without sight)

| length = 1400mm

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| caliber = 82 mm

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| rate = 20 rounds/min

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| range = 120 m to 5.6 km (standard rounds), 6 km (special rounds)

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| feed = manual

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| elevation = +45 to +85°

| traverse = 4° left and right

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| ref = {{cite web |url=https://weaponsystems.net/weaponsystem/DD01%20-%20W87.html |title=W87|author= |date= |website=WEAPONSYSTEMS.NET |publisher=WEAPONSYSTEMS.NET |access-date=13 Sep 2019 |quote= }}
{{cite web |title=Light Mortar Model W87|author= |date= |website=CHINA JING AN IMPORT & EXPORT CORP |publisher=CHINA JING AN IMPORT & EXPORT CORP |quote= |url=http://cjaie.com/content/details30_52.html}}

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The Type 87 82mm Mortar is a Chinese infantry mortar developed by Norinco in 1987. It is a replacement for the older Type 67 82mm mortar used at the battalion level. An 81 mm version called the W87 was also developed for export markets.