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The AMIG HM 16 Hadid is an Iranian mortar. It is manufactured by the Ammunition & Metallurgy Industries Group, part of Iran's Defense Industries Organization. It is a smoothbore and barrel-loading mortar with 360° field of firing and can be taken apart and carried by infantry.[1]
Under the "Hadid" line, Iran also produces 60 mm and 81 mm mortars.[2]
Users
Iran
Hamas[3]- Popular Mobilization Forces[4]
Ukraine — HM 15, HM 16 and HM 19 seized from the Houthis by the United States and donated to Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
References
- ^ "120 mm Mortar Launcher | IRAN Defence Products".
- ^ "Iranian Mortars". www.pmulcahy.com.
- ^ Christopher Harmer (August 16, 2012). "Threat and Response: Israeli Missile Defense" (PDF). Institute for the Study of War.
- ^ "Iraq: Turning a blind eye: The arming of the Popular Mobilization Units" (PDF). Amnesty International. 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Іранські міномети: інструктор Фонду "Повернись Живим" розповів про експлуатацію цього озброєння". Мілітарний.
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