List of mortar carriers

A mortar carrier, or self-propelled mortar, is a self-propelled artillery piece in which a mortar is the primary weapon.

Weapon name	Caliber [mm]	Country of origin	Source
2S41 Drok	82 mm	Russia
ALKAR (Aselsan)	81 mm	Turkey	^[1]
Carrier Mortar Tracked (CMT)	81 mm	India	^[2]
Cardom 81	81 mm	Israel	^[3]
Dual EIMOS [fr]	81 mm	Spain	^[4]
ESLAIT A3MS	81 mm	Austria / Israel
VingPos	81 mm	Norway	^[5]^[6]
K281	81 mm	South Korea

Weapon name	Caliber [mm]	Country of origin	Source
120 KRH-TEKA	120 mm	Finland
120 Mobile mortar system	120 mm	Georgia	^[7]
2R2M mortar	120 mm	France	^[8]^[9]
2S31 Vena	120 mm	Russia
2S34 Khosta [DE]	120 mm	Russia
2S39 Magnolia	120 mm	Russia
2S40 Floks	120 mm	Russia
2S42 Lotos	120 mm	Russia
Alakran	120 mm	Spain	^[10]
AHS-120 (Aselsan)	120 mm	Turkey	^[11]
AMOS (Patria) (2 barrels)	120 mm × 2	Finland Sweden	^[12]
AMS II	120 mm	United Kingdom United States	^[13]^[14]
Cardom 120	120mm	Israel	^[15]
Cobra (RUAG) [DE]	120 mm	Switzerland	^[16]
Crossbow 120	120mm	Israel	^[17]
Elbit SPEAR	120 mm	Israel	^[18]
EMOC	120 mm	Spain	^[19]
ESLAIT A3MS	120 mm	Austria	^[20]
GMM-120	120 mm	Georgia	^[21]
GMOS (Escribano) "Guardian MOrtar System"	120 mm	Spain	^[22]
MEPAC	120 mm	France
KSM120 Skyfall	120 mm	South Korea	^[23]
M1064 mortar carrier	120 mm	United States	^[24]
M1129 mortar carrier	120 mm	United States
M120 Mortar – Wiesel 2	120 mm	Germany	^[25]
M1287 mortar carrier	120 mm	USA	^[26]
Grkpbv 90 (2 barrels)	120 mm × 2	Sweden	^[27]
MMC Bars-8	120 mm	Ukraine
NEMO (Patria)	120 mm	Finland	^[28]
PLL-05	120 mm	China	^[29]
PLZ-10	120 mm	China	^[30]^[31]
Ragnarok MWS120	120 mm	Norway	^[32]
M120 Rak	120 mm	Poland
M69 Rak	120 mm	Poland
SLING	120 mm	Israel	^[33]
Smereka	120 mm	Ukraine	^[34]
SRAMS "Super Rapid Advanced Mortar System"	120 mm	Singapore	^[35]
Type 96 120 mm self-propelled mortar	120 mm	Japan
VCTM	120 mm	Argentina

Weapon name	Caliber [mm]	Country of origin	Source
2S4 Tyulpan	240 mm	Soviet Union
2S9 Nona	120 mm	Soviet Union
2S23 Nona-SVK	120 mm	Soviet Union
K242A1	107 mm	South Korea
M106 mortar carrier	107 mm	United States	^[36]
Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar	107 mm	Japan
Type 60 81 mm self-propelled mortar	81 mm	Japan
Vz.85 ShM-120 PRAM-S	120 mm	Czechoslovakia

Weapon name	Caliber [mm]	Country of origin	Source
M4 MMC [fr] – M2 half-track	81 mm	United States	^[37]^[38]^[39]
M4A1 MMC M2 half-track	81 mm	United States	^[40]^[41]^[39]
M21 MMC M3 half-track	81 mm	United States	^[39]
Reihenwerfer - SOMUA MCG	81 mm × 16	France / Nazi Germany	.^[42]^[43]
Karl-Gerät Neubau-fahrzeug	540/600 mm	Nazi Germany	^[44]

Mortar system	Platform	Calibre [mm]	Origin mortar system	Image	Quantity		Service life	Users (deliveries by client)	Note
Mortar system	Platform	Calibre [mm]	Origin mortar system	Image	Order	Delivery	Service life	Users (deliveries by client)	Note
ALKAR	Defender	81 mm	Turkey	―	―	―	In development	Turkish Army	System made by Aselsan, planned to be ordered by the Turkish Army^[45]
Carrier Mortar Tracked (CMT)	BMP-2	81 mm	India Israel		220	220	Since 2000	Indian Army	System made by DRDO and OFMK, fitted with IOF81 Type 1F tube (Indian licensed version of Soltam B455)^[2]
Cardom 81 – EIMOS	URO VAMTAC S3 BN-2	81 mm	Israel		16	16	Since 2012	Spanish Army (10) Bahraini Army (6)	System by Soltam.^[46] Being replaced by the URO VAMTAC - Dual EIMOS in the Spanish Army.^[3]
Dual EIMOS	URO VAMTAC ST5	81 mm	Spain	―	80	2	Since 2022	Spanish Army Spanish Marines	System by Expal [es]^[4]
ESLAIT A3MS "SCORPION"	URO VAMTAC ST5	81 mm	Austria	―	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Omani Sultan's Special Force	ESL Advanced Information Technology (ESLAIT), further evolution of the Cardom 10^[47]
VingPos	CV90 Mk.I RWS Multi BK	81 mm	Norway	―	24	16	Since 2016	Norwegian Army	System made by Rheinmetall Norway AS, fitted with L16A2 mortar tube^[48]^[49]^[50]

List of mortar carriers

Modern era mortar systems

Mortar carrier 81–82 mm

Mortar carrier 120 mm

Cold War

World War II era mortar carriers

Detailed list

Modern era mortar carrier

Mortar carrier 81 mm

Mortar carrier 120 mm

World War II era mortar carriers

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Vehicle	Mortar system	Caliber [mm]	Origin	Image	Service life		Quantity	Users	Note
Vehicle	Mortar system	Caliber [mm]	Origin	Image	Start	End	Quantity	Users	Note
M4 MMC [fr] "M4 mortar motor carriage"	M2 half-track	81 mm	United States		1941	1945	572	US Army	System developed by the Ordnance Department, made by White Motor Companyfitted with the M1 Mortar ^[39]^[81]^[82]
M4A1 MMC [fr] "M4A1 mortar motor carriage"	M2 half-track	81 mm	United States		1943	1945	600	US Army	System developed by the Ordnance Department, made by White Motor Companyfitted with the M1 Mortar. ^[39]^[83]^[84]
M21 MMC "M21 mortar motor carriage"	M3 half-track	81 mm	United States		1944	1968	110	US Army (1944-1945, 110 made and used) Free French forces (1945, 57 leased) Austrian Army (1955-1968, 23 leased)	System developed by the Ordnance Department, made by White Motor Companyfitted with the M1 Mortar ^[39]^[85]
Reihenwerfer	SOMUA MCG	81 mm × 16	France Nazi Germany		1944	1945	Unknown	Wehrmacht	System developed and made by Alfred Becker, fitted with 16 mortars Brandt Mle 27/31.^[42]^[43]
Karl-Gerät	Neubau-fahrzeug	540 mm or 600 mm	Nazi Germany		1943	1945	7	Wehrmacht	System developed and made by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG.^[44]

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Mortar system	Platform	Calibre [mm]	Origin mortar system	Image	Quantity		Service life	Users (deliveries by client)	Note
Mortar system	Platform	Calibre [mm]	Origin mortar system	Image	Order	Delivery	Service life	Users (deliveries by client)	Note
120 Mobile mortar system	Didgori Meomari	120 mm	Georgia		Unknown	Unknown	2021	Exported to unknown user in the Middle East^[7]	Mortar made by Delta SEC^[51]
2R2M mortar	Freccia VBM Porta Mortaio	120 mm	France		35	21	2015	Italian Army	System made by Thales (formerly TDA)^[8]
2R2M mortar "Griffon MEPAC"	VBMR Griffon	120 mm	France		54	0	From 2024	French Army	System made by Thales (formerly TDA)^[9]^[52]
2R2M mortar	VAB Mk.3 (6x6)	120 mm	France	―	6	6	2009	Royal Army of Oman	System designed and made by Thales (formerly TDA)^[53]^[54]
2R2M mortar	ACV-300	120 mm	France		8	8	2010	Malaysian Army	System designed and made by Thales (formerly TDA)^[53]^[55]
2R2M mortar	DefTech AV8	120 mm	France	―	8	8	2019	Malaysian Army	System designed and made by Thales (formerly TDA)^[53]^[55]
2R2M mortar	M113	120 mm	France	―	25	25	2010	Saudi Arabian National Guard	System designed and made by Thales (formerly TDA)^[53]
AHS-120	BMC Vuran Ejder Yalçın	120 mm	Turkey		> 26	> 26	Since 2021	Turkish Army (unknown) Turkish Gendarmerie (unknown) Kosovo Army (26)	System made by Aselsan, initially named Alkar, renamed AHS-120.
Alakran mortar system /	Toyota Land Cruiser J79	120 mm	Spain	―	6	6	Since 2023	Ukrainian Army	Ordered in 2023 for the Ukrainian Army^[56]
Alakran mortar system /	URO VAMTAC S3	120 mm	Spain	―	1	1	Only trial	Spanish Army	Tested by the Spanish Army in 2018^[57]
Alakran mortar system / A2M (Advanced Mobile Mortar)	Sherpa Light	120 mm	Spain France	―	―	―	In development	―	Developed by Thales (mortar), Arquus (vehicle) and NTGS (Alakran)^[58]
Alakran MMK BARS-8	Bars-8 (Dodge RAM chassis)	120 mm	Spain Ukraine		> 12	> 12	Since 2019	Ukrainian Army	^[59]^[60]
AMOS (2 barrels)	Patria AMV	120 mm × 2	Finland/ Sweden		18	18	2013	Finnish Army	System designed and made by Patria and BAE Hägglunds^[12]^[61]
AMS II "Advanced Mobile Mortar"	LAV III	120 mm	United Kingdom United States		73	73	Since 2002	Saudi Arabian National Guard	Weapon system developed by Delco Systems and Royal Ordonance^[13]
Cobra – RUAG	Piranha IV	120 mm	Switzerland		48	0	From 2024	Swiss Army	"12 cm Mörser 16"^[16]
Cobra – RUAG	PARS III 8x8	120 mm	Switzerland		6	6	Since 2019	Royal Army of Oman	^[62]
Crossbow 120	Boxer	120 mm	Israel	―	―	―	In development	―	Turret for a mortar carrier ready for trial as of 2023, designed by Elbit for Israeli Army, and export as well. Tested on Boxer.^[17]
EMOC	VAC ASCOD 2	120 mm (or 81 mm)	Spain	―	―	―	Prototype	―	Lightest 120 mm mortar carrier^[63]
ESLAIT A3MS	Piranha V	120 mm	Austria Israel		15	15	Since 2019	Danish Army	Piranha V AAAMS "Advanced Automated Autonomous Mortar System", further evolution of the Cardom 10 by Austrian company ESLAIT^[64]
GMM-120	Modified MAN KAT1	120 mm	Georgia		―	―	Prototype	―	Made by STC Delta^[21]
GMOS "Guardian MOrtar System"	VAC ASCOD 2	120 mm	Spain	―	―	―	Prototype	―	Escribano developed a turret to answer the coming needs of the Spanish Army, expected to be used with the Piranha V and / or the VAC (ASCOD 2 based APC)^[22]
KSM120 Skyfall	K200A1	120 mm	South Korea	—	Unknown	Unknown	Since January 2022	South Korean Army	Ordered in 2020 and then in 2022, intended to replace the 1840 KM30 in service (K-242A1 with 107 mm M30 mortar)^[23] Announced to be in mass production.
M1064 mortar carrier	M113	120 mm	Israel United States		1124	1124	Since 1990	US Army (1076) Egyptian Army(36) Royal Thai Army (12)	M113 equipped with M120 (Soltam K6) mortar^[65]^[66]^[67]
M120G Rak	Borsuk	120 mm	Poland		―	―	In development	―	Replacement of the Soviet mortars by this new system, mortar carriers split among the tracked Borsuk and the wheeled KTO Rosomak.
M120K Rak	KTO Rosomak	120 mm	Poland		146	93	2017	Polish Land Forces (93 / 122) Ukrainian Army (0 / 24)^[68]	Developed by Poland for its army, and purchased later on among a large KTO Rosomak for Ukraine^[69]
M1287	AMPV	120 mm	USA		386 (planned)	―	In trials	US Army	Among the 2,907 vehicles in 5 variants, the US Army expects 386 mortar carriers for quick-reaction fire support^[70]^[71]
Mjölner (2 barrels)	CV90 Grkpbv 90	120 mm × 2	Sweden		80	40	2019	Swedish Army	System designed and made by BAE Hägglunds^[72] Barrels produced by Slovakian company KONSTRUKTA-Defence^[73]
PLL-05	ZSL92	120 mm	China		> 500	500^[74]	2008	Chinese Army	^[29]
Ragnarok MWS120	Prototypes: trailer Gidran Boxer (RBSL's Mortar Boxer)	120 mm	Norway		―	―	In trial phase	―	Rheinmetall Norway AS developed this system.^[75] The Gidran was offered to Hungary, lost the competition, and a Boxer module is offered to the UK.
SLING	Land Rover Defender; Humvee	120 mm	Israel		―	―	Prototype / Testing phase	―	Tested by Green berets, based on M120A1 tube and base plate.^[76]
Smereka	Varta	120 mm	Ukraine		―	―	Prototype	―	Moroccan Army potentially interested^[34]
SPEAR SPEAR LR	JLTV, Humvee, SandCat, Tata LPTA	120 mm	Israel	―	> 28	> 28	2015	Azerbaijani Army (–) Zambian Army (6) Royal Thai Army (34)	Thai ATMM and Zambian Spear Mk.2 on Tata LPTA 713 TC 4×4 trucks^[77]
SRAMS "Super Rapid Advanced Mortar System"	RG-31 Mk.5	120 mm	Singapore	―	48	48	―	United Arab Emirates Army	System designed and made by ST Engineering. (known as Agrab 120 in UAE Army)^[78]
SRAMS Mk.II "Super Rapid Advanced Mortar System"	Belrex PCSV	120 mm	Singapore	―	―	―	2021	Singapore Army	System designed and made by ST Engineering.^[35]^[79]
SRAMS Mk.II "Super Rapid Advanced Mortar System"	Prototypes Bronco 3 Humvee Spider	120 mm	Singapore	―	―	―	Prototype	Singapore Army	System designed and made by ST Engineering prototype^[80]