M252

1980s portable 81 mm mortar of the US Army and Marine Corps
Place artillery_model Q644328
M252
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M252

Summary

M252 is an artillery model[1]. M252 ranks in the top 7% of artillery_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • M252's image is recorded as M252 mortar usmc.jpg[3].
  • M252's instance of is recorded as artillery model[4].
  • M252's operator is recorded as United States Army[5].
  • M252's based on is recorded as L16[6].
  • M252's manufacturer is recorded as Watervliet Arsenal[7].
  • M252's subclass of is recorded as 81 mm mortar[8].
  • M252's Commons category is recorded as M252 Mortar[9].
  • M252's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • M252's participated in conflict is recorded as Gulf War[11].
  • M252's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wqzg[12].
  • M252's service entry is recorded as +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • M252's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+127'}[14].
  • M252's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+41.3'}[15].

Body

Physical Characteristics

M252's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+127'}[14].

Designation and Status

M252's instance of is recorded as artillery model[4].

Why It Matters

M252 ranks in the top 7% of artillery_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2] M252 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] M252 is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). M252. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/m252
MLA “M252.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/m252.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_m252_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{M252}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/m252}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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