The 2B14 Podnos is an 82 mm static mortar featured in ArmA 2 and ARMA Reforger.
ArmA 2[]
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The 2B14 Podnos is an 82 mm static mortar used by both the CDF and ChDKZ insurgents, as well as with the Takistani Army in ArmA 2.
Overview[]
The 2B14 is a man-portable 82 mm static mortar.
Like its American-made counterpart, the 2B14 can launch one shell every 3 seconds (averaging 20 rounds per minute). Each mortar always contains a stockpile of 8 high-explosive (HE) shells, and only takes 5 seconds to fully rearm once all of its shells are been depleted.
Outdated but just as reliable, the 2B14 serves as a lightweight counterpart to the much larger D-30 self-propelled howitzer. Unlike the latter, the 2B14's 81 mm mortars lack its firepower but compensates by being much more flexible, as the 2B14 can be disassembled into backpack form and relocated as the user requires.
Compared to its American-made counterpart, the 2B14 mostly retains the same performance metrics but has a slightly greater maximum firing range (at the cost of a lower launch velocity). In all other aspects however, it remains virtually identical in every way.
Munitions[]
The 2B14 only supports being loaded with one type of shell:
| Damage type | Base damage value | Launch velocity (m/s) |
|---|---|---|
| High-Explosive | 165 | 200 |
VO-832DU HE shells have a blast radius of 18 metres. They are always fired with an initial launch velocity of 200 m/s, and can potentially reach a terminal velocity of up to 800 m/s upon reaching their impact zone.
Capabilities[]
It has three range modes available for firing:
- Close range: 60 to 665 metres
- Medium range: 230 to 2,660 metres
- Far range: 540 to 4,500 metres
If a firing solution is selected, the 2B14 can fire all eight of its shells in under 32 seconds. Without a firing solution, the 2B14 is slightly faster and can unload all of its shells in under 24 seconds instead (though the user will not be able to utilise the artillery computer for this "mode" of firing).
Trivia[]
- Like all pre-Operation Arrowhead static turrets, CDF/ChDKZ 2B14s cannot be disassembled into a man-portable backpack form while Takistani troops are able to do so.
- This is because static weapon unpacking/assembly was not added until the expansion pack's release. Chernarussian 2B14s were not given this capability as no CDF or ChDKZ units can "carry" backpacks (unlike their Takistani counterparts).
- Alongside the M252, the 2B14 is one of first two static mortars in the series.
Gallery[]
ARMA Reforger[]
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The 2B14 will be added to ARMA Reforger once the Air Assault development milestone has been reached.[1]
Trivia[]
- Reforger's iteration of the 2B14 was originally meant to be added into the game with the release of the Final Strike milestone. However, after the roadmap was refactored on October 14th, 2023, its addition was pushed earlier into the Air Assault milestone instead.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2023, Roadmap, Arma Reforger, viewed 14 October 2023, <https://reforger.armaplatform.com/roadmap>.
- ↑ Dušek, J 2022, Roadmap, Arma Reforger, viewed 2 August 2022, <https://reforger.armaplatform.com/news/roadmap>.
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See also[]
Static weapons of comparable role and configuration[]
 CDF - Armoury (ArmA 2)
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|---|---|
| Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • AKS 7.62 mm |
| Sniper rifles | SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
| Machineguns | PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • RPG-7V |
| Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
 ChDKZ - Armoury (ArmA 2)
| |
|---|---|
| Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • AKM 7.62 mm • AKS 7.62 mm |
| Sniper rifles | CZ 550 9.3 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
| Machine guns | PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • RPG-7V |
| Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
 Takistani Army - Armoury (ArmA 2)
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|---|---|
| Handguns | Makarov 9 mm • Revolver .45 |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • FN-FAL 7.62 mm • M16A2 5.56 mm (M16A2 M203) |
| Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
| Machineguns | M240 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • Metis-M 9K115-2 • RPG-7V • RPG-18 |
| Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • Igla AA Pod • KORD • Metis AT-13 • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | Operation Arrowhead | |
| Weapons of ARMA Reforger | |
|---|---|
| Handguns | M9 9 mm • PM 9 mm |
| Carbines | M16 Carbine 5.56 mm (M203) |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (N) • M16A2 5.56 mm (M203) • Sa 58 P 7.62 mm (V) |
| Sniper rifles | M21 SWS 7.62 mm • SVD 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | M249 SAW 5.56 mm • RPK-74 5.45 mm (N) |
| Machine guns | M60 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm • UK-59L 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | M72A3 LAW • RPG-7V1 |
| Static | 2B14 • M2HB - Tripod • M252 • M60 - Tripod • NSV - Tripod • PKM - Tripod |
| (Parenthesis) denotes variants. Italics denote weapons confirmed to become available in future updates. | |