The Soviet army issued a 37-millimeter commando mortar during World War II. Today many armies issue 51-millimeter or 60-millimeter commando mortars. But not the Russians.

Russian solders fire an 2S12 120mm heavy mortar at a range outside Saratov in August 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev "First, Russian forces lack the ammunition to sustain this volume of fire," the RUSI ...

The shelling of the hromada continued after 12:00, there were three strikes, with a 120mm mortar, according to preliminary reports. There was also mortar shelling at 17:50, 10 strikes. The Russian ...

Ukrainian servicemen fire a 120mm mortar towards Russian positions at the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.