Adopted into service in 1937, the 82-BM-37 was intended for battalion use, hence the BM in its designation. It was designed to utilise captured German rounds, with an eye on the next potential enemy, it was used throughout World War Two in all theatres where the Soviet forces fought.
As with all modern mortars, it is based on the design of the French engineer Edgar Brandt, who set the benchmark of all mortars with his improved version of that introduced during The Great War designed by Wilfred Stokes.
As of 2023 the museum commissioned a replica mortar. To view a short film of it being test fired, click here.
As with all modern mortars, it is based on the design of the French engineer Edgar Brandt, who set the benchmark of all mortars with his improved version of that introduced during The Great War designed by Wilfred Stokes.
As of 2023 the museum commissioned a replica mortar. To view a short film of it being test fired, click here.
In appearance, the round is closer to that of the German than of the other Brandt variants; this said, the fins are produced separately (in pairs) and attached to the base of the shaft, as opposed to being machined out of a single block of metal.
Early versions saw the fins and shaft being attatched by a screw thread to the main body; over the course of the war, production was simplified to produce the shaft as part of the same machine processes which created the main body. The fins continued to be produced in the same fashion throughout the war.
Early versions saw the fins and shaft being attatched by a screw thread to the main body; over the course of the war, production was simplified to produce the shaft as part of the same machine processes which created the main body. The fins continued to be produced in the same fashion throughout the war.