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− | [[Image:50mm Mortar M1938.jpg|thumb|right| | + | [[Image:50mm Mortar M1938.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Soviet 50-mm RM-38 Mortar]] |
+ | [[Image:RM40 Mortar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Soviet 50-mm RM-40 Mortar]] | ||
− | '''RM-38''' (known also under the names ''M-38'' and ''50-RM-38'') is a Soviet 50mm mortar. The index "RM" means "rotny | + | '''RM-38''' (known also under the names ''M-38'' and ''50-RM-38'') is a Soviet 50mm mortar. The index "RM" means "rotny minomyot" - the mortar for company service. The mortar was designed in 1936-1938 and put into service in Summer 1938. Slightly modified RM-39 and RM-40 versions appeared in two following years. More than 24,000 mortars of all three versions were produced. In 1941 they were replaced by RM-41, inspired by German [[Granatwerfer 36 Mortar]]. In 1943 50-mm mortars of all versions were removed from service of Red Army due to the low efficiency. |
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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'''Type:''' Light mortar | '''Type:''' Light mortar | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Length:''' 30.7 inch (780 mm) |
'''Barrel Length:''' 21.8 inch (553 mm) | '''Barrel Length:''' 21.8 inch (553 mm) | ||
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| ''[[Sixty Days (Shestdesyat dney)]]'' || || Red Army soldiers || || 1940 | | ''[[Sixty Days (Shestdesyat dney)]]'' || || Red Army soldiers || || 1940 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Fighting Film Collection No. 9 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 9)]]'' || || A Red Army soldier || || 1942 | ||
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| ''[[Native Shores (Rodnye berega)]]'' || [[Daniil Sagal]] || Sgt. Vasiliy Kustov || || 1943 | | ''[[Native Shores (Rodnye berega)]]'' || [[Daniil Sagal]] || Sgt. Vasiliy Kustov || || 1943 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Alyosha]]'' || || Soviet partisans || Seen in documentary footage || 2020 | ||
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+ | ==Video Games== | ||
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+ | | rowspan=2|''[[Enlisted]]'' || ||RM-38 Mortar|| rowspan=2| 2021 | ||
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+ | |||RM-40 Mortar | ||
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[[Category:Gun]] | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Mortar]] | [[Category:Mortar]] |
Latest revision as of 17:43, 25 March 2022
RM-38 (known also under the names M-38 and 50-RM-38) is a Soviet 50mm mortar. The index "RM" means "rotny minomyot" - the mortar for company service. The mortar was designed in 1936-1938 and put into service in Summer 1938. Slightly modified RM-39 and RM-40 versions appeared in two following years. More than 24,000 mortars of all three versions were produced. In 1941 they were replaced by RM-41, inspired by German Granatwerfer 36 Mortar. In 1943 50-mm mortars of all versions were removed from service of Red Army due to the low efficiency.
Specifications
(1938 - 1941)
Type: Light mortar
Length: 30.7 inch (780 mm)
Barrel Length: 21.8 inch (553 mm)
Weight: 26.4 lb (12.1 kg)
Rate of fire: 30 - 32 rpm
Maximum range: 875 yd (800 m)
Shell: 1 lb 14 oz (0.85 kg)
The RM-38 Mortar and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
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Sixty Days (Shestdesyat dney) | Red Army soldiers | 1940 | ||
Fighting Film Collection No. 9 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 9) | A Red Army soldier | 1942 | ||
Native Shores (Rodnye berega) | Daniil Sagal | Sgt. Vasiliy Kustov | 1943 | |
The Road Home (Synovya) | German soldiers, Soviet partisans | RM-40 | 1946 | |
Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran) | Soviet partisans | Documentary footage | 1975 |
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
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Alyosha | Soviet partisans | Seen in documentary footage | 2020 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
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Enlisted | RM-38 Mortar | 2021 | |
RM-40 Mortar |