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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the towed artillery & mortars category.
01 / Overview
9cm mortar
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
16
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the towed artillery & mortars category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Combat Weight0.6 kg
- Travel Weight0.9 kg
- Crew5
- Carriage TypeWheeled / Towed
◈Ordnance5MOD.5
- Calibre90 mm
- Ordnance Typemuzzle-loaded smooth-bore mortar
- Recoil SystemHydro-Spring
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance6MOD.6
- Minimum Range0.1 km
- Maximum Range (standard)2.5 km
- Muzzle Velocity120 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)2
- Elevation45° to 80°
- Traverse±5° to ±30°
◇Ammunition9MOD.9
- Projectile Weight6.5 kg
- Ammunition TypesHE, smoke, illumination, HE-fragmentation
- Charge Zones4
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundYes
- Illumination RoundYes
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Mobility2MOD.2
- Emplacement Time2
- Displacement Time2
▤Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length1 m
- Width0.8 m
- Height0.9 m
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1880Production started
146
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 49 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries49country
05 / MASS Score
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS RANKING Towed Artillery & Mortars · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
223TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS16PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS189PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTowed Artillery & Mortarscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Smoke grenades are pyrotechnic devices deployed by infantry fighting vehicles to create a visual screen, obscuring movement or positions from enemy observation or targeting.
Artillery classification distinguishing self-propelled wheeled vehicles from weapons towed by external means.
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