2B14 Podnos

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

References