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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
M-98
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS · POST-COLD WAR
7
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
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
- Service Entry Year2003
- Combat Weight135 kg
- Travel Weight300 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance2MOD.2
- Calibre98 mm
- Ordnance Typemedium mortar
▣Performance1MOD.1
- Muzzle Velocity350 m/s
◇Ammunition6MOD.6
- Projectile Weight10.1 kg
- Ammunition TypesHE, smoke, illumination, cluster
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundYes
- Illumination RoundYes
- Cluster / DPICMYes
◆Mobility1MOD.1
- Prime MoverM1097A2 HMMWV
▤Ammunition Handling1MOD.1
- Resupply VehicleM1025A2 or M1045A2
⬢Production1MOD.1
- Total Production99
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 2003Production started
23
years in service
99
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS RANKING Towed Artillery & Mortars · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
40TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS7POST-COLD WAR · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS48POLAND · ALL WEAPONS123PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTowed Artillery & Mortarscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Cluster/DPICM refers to artillery ammunition that disperses submunitions for anti-personnel and anti-vehicle effects.
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.
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