The Come Back Alive Foundation delivered mortars to the 21st Mechanized Brigade

29 August, 2024 A KBA-48M1 mortar from the Come Back Alive Foundation, August 2024. Photo credits: 21st Mechanized Brigade The Come Back Alive Foundation has delivered a batch of KBA-48M mortars to the 21st Mechanized Brigade.

The press service of the 21st Brigade reported on this. Ukrainian-made 82-mm KBA-48M1 mortars have been delivered to the brigade's units and are already operating on the front lines against the Russian invaders. "During the Russian-Ukrainian war, mortars proved to be a powerful and effective infantry weapon that helps destroy Russian manpower and equipment in shelters and trenches and destroy enemy dugouts and trenches.

In the hands of experienced personnel, the KBA48-M1 is capable of sending three-kilogram "gifts" of 82 mm caliber at a distance of up to 3-4 kilometers," the military shared.

A KBA-48M1 mortar from the Come Back Alive Foundation, August 2024. Photo credits: 21st Mechanized Brigade

The KBA-48M was developed in Ukraine in 2013 based on the design of the Soviet-era 82mm 2B14 Podnos mortar. Compared to the original design, the new system uses titanium elements.

All specifications, including ballistics and rate of fire, remained unchanged. The Ukrainian industry has not mastered the production of artillery sights, so the new mortars are equipped with Western-made models. In addition to Soviet-caliber mines, the mortar can also use Western 81mm ammunition.