The 2B14 Podnos (, "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.
Variants 2B14 (2Б14) 2B14-1 (2Б14-1-1)
Operators
Current operators – Used by the 1st Army Corps. – Used by the Georgian Army. – Used by the 2nd Army Corps. – Used by the Malaysian Army. – Used by the Russian Ground Forces, about 276 are believed to be in service and 3,000 in storage. – Used with the Syrian Arab Army. – Used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Former operators – Passed down to successor states in 1991.
Lebanese Forces
See also List of equipment of the Russian Ground Forces List of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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