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[[File:Mortar BM-41.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Soviet 82mm BM-41]]
[[File:Mortar BM-41.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Soviet 82mm BM-41]]


'''BM-37''' (known also 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" - the mortar for battalion service. During the World War II and postwar period this mortar was used in large quantities and was withdrawn from service only in 1970s. The BM-37 exists in several modifications, including postwar Chinese Type 53, Egyptian M-69.
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 During World War II and the postwar period, this mortar was used in large quantities and was withdrawn from service only in the 1970s.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.


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

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Soviet 82mm BM-37 Mortar, early model
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Soviet 82mm BM-37 Mortar, late model
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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
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