BM-37 Mortar

Soviet 82mm BM-37 Mortar, early model

Soviet 82mm BM-37 Mortar, late model

Soviet 82mm BM-41

The BM-37 (also known under the names M-37 and 82-BM-37) is a Soviet 82mm mortar. It was designed by Nikolay Aleksandrovich Dorovlyov and accepted into service in 1937. The design of the mortar is based on the French Brandt system. The index "BM" means "batalyonny minomyot" roughly translated to mortar for battalion service. During World War II and the postwar period, this mortar was used in large quantities and was withdrawn from service only in the 1970s. The BM-37 exists in several modifications, including postwar Chinese Type 53, Egyptian M-69.

An earlier version of the 82mm mortar, the BM-36, was produced in relatively small numbers. The main visual difference between the BM-36 and BM-37 is the shape of the baseplate: square on BM-36 and round on BM-37. Two simplified wartime versions, the BM-41 and BM-43, had arched construction baseplates, styled after a 120mm mortar, and a removable wheel base.

Specifications

(1937 - 1970s)

Type: Medium mortar

Barrel Length: 1.22 m (4 ft)

Weight: 56 kilograms (120 lb)

Calibre: 82 millimetres (3.2 in)

Rate of fire: 25-30 rpm

Maximum range: 3,040 m (3,320 yd)

Shell: 3.05 kg (6 lb 12 oz)

The BM-37 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
Fighting Film Collection No. 12 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 12)		Soviet soldiers		1942
The Bridge (Most)		Soviet soldiers		1942
The Turning Point (Velikiy perelom)		Soviet soldiers		1945
The Star (Zvezda)		Soviet soldiers		1949
The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part I		Soviet soldiers		1949
Fortress on Wheels (Krepost na kolesah)		German and Soviet soldiers		1960
Check Passed: No Mines (Provereno nema mina)		Soviet soldiers		1965
Fit for Non-Combatant Duty (Goden k nestroevoy)		Soviet soldiers		1968
I Was Nineteen (Ich war neunzehn)		Soviet soldiers	Seen in documentary footage	1968
Trial of the Road (Proverka na dorogakh)		German soldiers	As a substitution for Granatwerfer 34 Mortar	1971
Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran)		Soviet partisans		1975
Poem of Kovpak: Carpathians, Carpathians... (Duma o Kovpake: Karpaty, Karpaty...)		Soviet partisans		1976
Cross of Iron		Soviet and German troops	82-BM-41	1977
From the Bug to the Vistula (Ot Buga do Visly)		Soviet partisans		1980
Across the Gobi and the Khingan (Govi Khyangand tulaldsan ni)		Imperial Japanese Army soldiers		1981
Day of Division Commander (Den komandira divizii)		Soviet soldiers		1983
The Battalions Request Fire (Batalyony prosyat ognya)		Soviet soldiers		1985
Battery Number One (Edinichka)		German soldiers		2015

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Notes /Episode	Release Date
Czterej pancerni i pies		German soldiers	Stand-in for Granatwerfer 34 Mortar	1966-1970
Czterej pancerni i pies	Franciszek Pieczka	Cpl. Gustaw Jeleń	only the ammunition as a hand grenades	1966-1970
Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade)		German soldiers	Stand-in for Granatwerfer 34 Mortar; Ep.10	1984
Snipers. Love Under the Gun (Snaypery. Lyubov pod pritselom)		German and Soviet troops		2013
Snow and Ashes (Sneg i pepel)		German soldiers		2015
The Last Battle (Posledniy boy)		German soldiers	Stand-in for Granatwerfer 34 Mortar	2019
The Saboteur 3: Crimea (Diversant. Krym)		German soldiers		2020

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Company of Heroes 2		82-BM-41	2013
Enlisted		82-BM-41	2021