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Revision as of 09:04, 7 May 2018
RM-38 (known also under the names M-38 and 50-RM-38) is a Soviet 50mm mortar. The index "RM" means "rotny minomet" - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixty Days (Shestdesyat dney) | Red Army soldiers | 1940 | ||
| 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 |