To be quite honest, if they was going to revert to any basic simple tube morts, I think they would focus on the 120. The only advantage the 82 has over a 120 is that it isn't as heavy, but as armies worldwide have discovered, its not that big an advantage to keep it in heavy use and production. The 2B9 has another advantage that really makes it stand out, as everyone knows, its mortar, its an automatic cannon, and it even sings dixie! (OK, maybe not the last) And yet, its still lighter than a 120. The dang thing is so good, that for a while you could look on SATS (An US Army Training Program that does all sorts of cool things) and order a mounting kit for it so you can slap it on your HMMWV.
Yes, We had a mounting for it.
But to go back to your question, it would depend, if there was any manufacturing ability other than at a most basic level, they would stick to the 2B9, if not, they would go in my mind to the 120 tube.
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