Today, mortars as a military weapon are firmly held in the niche of weapons due to their enormous efficiency and low cost. They are still one of the main types of weapons to support infantry fighting. And in hard-to-reach and difficult areas, they are almost the main means of providing fire support.
Today, the designers of the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" offer several types of mortar weapons for the battalion level of the armed forces:
- mortar of 120 mm caliber for use in units of land and naval forces;
- a mortar of 82 mm caliber for use in mountain units, airborne assault units, airborne units and marine units.
Mortars of 120-mm caliber are modernizing the mortar complexes "2S12 Sani". The complexes are located on wheeled chassis of the Ural-43206 type and tracked chassis of the MT-LB type.
This implementation of mortar systems made it possible to significantly reduce the deployment and preparation of complexes for use, and such an implementation made it possible to use the mortar complex in a reduced calculation.
The designers of the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" are constantly looking for the appearance of a unified mortar complex of 120 mm caliber. In the future, the MK should receive an increased range of application, full automation of deployment and production of fire support using the latest high-precision mortar ammunition.
The complete set of promising mortar complexes will depend on the capabilities of the chassis, on the overall dimensions and carrying capacity.
It is also planned to carry out a simplified remote-controlled installation on hydropneumatic supports for installation on an IVECO or Tiger type chassis.
A mortar of 82 mm caliber is made as a portable "2B24", the main tactical and technical characteristics are superior to all similar foreign developments.
The range of the "2B24" has increased by 1.5 times in comparison with the "2B14". The weight of the mine with increased damage has increased by 40 percent. For armament of mining units, designers have developed a mortar complex "2K32". The 2B24 mortar is installed on the MT-LB tracked chassis. This allowed the mortar complex to conduct a circular attack, as well as the possibility of using the mortar complex in a portable version.
The promising development of the 82 mm mortar is in the direction of developing lightweight samples with weight characteristics of the order of 30-35 kilograms. Work is underway to increase the range of these mortars.
MK "2B25" was made for various special units. It has a high efficiency of application and increased characteristics of hidden application - smokelessness, noiselessness and flamelessness.
The 2B25 complex is distinguished by small dimensions and weight indicators, one person can easily carry it over long distances, as well as make a landing with this weapon.
Prospective developments of this variant are carried out in the direction of a lightweight mortar of 60 mm caliber, made on the basis of 2B25 with an increase in the range of use. The expected range of use is up to 4,000 meters with a mortar weight of about 18 kilograms.
