The Type 67 82mm Mortar is Chinese infantry support weapon developed in year 1967. It is a modernization of the older Type 53 82mm mortar, which is the Chinese copy of Soviet PM-41

82-PM-41

The 82-pm-41, M-41 or the 82-mm mortar Model 1941 was a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar developed during the Second World War as an infantry battalion mortar, and which begun production in 1941...

 82mm mortar.

The mortar was widely used in the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

. This mortar can be used in nearly horizontal direction, which means it can be used to destroy pillbox and obstructions.

The Type 67 82mm mortar can use different types of shells. The shrapnel of this mortar weights 3.32 kg, with a 0.4 kg TNT, and the lethal radius of this shrapnel is 26m.