2B14 Podnos

The 2B14 Podnos (Russian: 2Б14 «Поднос», "Tray" or "Platter") is a 82mm mortar designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union in early 1980s. The 2B14 was designed as a man-portable indirect fire weapon for the use by airborne and light infantry forces of the Soviet Armed Forces, but has been fielded with regular motor rifle units as well at a scale of six per battalion.^[1][2]

2B14 Podnos
2B14 Podnos mortar at "Engineering Technologies 2010" forum
Type	Mortar
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1980s
Wars	Soviet–Afghan War Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designed	1983
Manufacturer	Gorky Engineering Plant
Specifications
Mass	41.88 kg (92.3 lb)
Crew	4
Shell	3.14 kg (6 lb 15 oz) HE
Caliber	82 mm (3.2 in)
Carriage	2F510 2x1 wheeled transport chassis, GAZ-66 4×4 truck (prime mover)
Elevation	45°–85°
Traverse	±8° (without bipod repositioning)
Rate of fire	24-30 rounds per minute
Effective firing range	Minimum: 0.08 km (0.050 mi) Maximum: 4.27 km (2.65 mi)

Variants

• 2B14 (2Б14)
• 2B14-1 (2Б14-1-1)

Operators

Map with 2B14 operators (blue) and former operators (red)

Russian Ground Forces soldiers firing a 2B14 mortar during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Current operators

• Donetsk People's Republic – Used by the 1st Army Corps.
•  Georgia – Used by the Georgian Army.
• Luhansk People's Republic – Used by the 2nd Army Corps.
•  Malaysia – Used by the Malaysian Army.
• Russia – Used by the Russian Ground Forces, about 276 are believed to be in service and 3,000 in storage.^[2]
• Syria – Used with the Syrian Arab Army.
• Ukraine – Used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.^[3]

Former operators

• Soviet Union – Passed down to successor states in 1991.
• Estonia
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Kazakhstan
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Lebanese Forces

See also

• List of equipment of the Russian Ground Forces
• List of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine