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Mortar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The M75 mortar is designed by Military Technical Institute in Yugoslavia. It is smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support.[1] Today they are produced by Serbian company PPT-Namenska AD and BNT[2] from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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120 mm M75 Mortar | |
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Type | Mortar |
Place of origin | Yugoslavia |
Service history | |
In service | 1981–present |
Used by | see operators |
Wars | Yugoslav Wars Syrian Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | Military Technical Institute |
Manufacturer | PPT-Namenska AD |
Specifications | |
Mass | 177 kg for M75 in firing position 261kg in transport |
Crew | 5 |
Caliber | 120 millimetres (4.7 in) |
Rate of fire | 15 rpm |
Effective firing range | 9056 m for M75 with rocket-assisted ammunition |
Feed system | manual |
M75 mortar is deployed as infantry support for destruction of personnel and enemy firing positions, for opening routes through barbed wire obstacles and mine fields, for demolition of fortified objects, for destruction of infrastructure elements, illumination and deploying smoke screens. The M75 model is used to provide fire support in infantry battalions. M75 provides 15 rds rate of fire and has possibility of longer firing period when it is deployed for sustained bombardments. Mortars are considered to be very important arms as they are very effective and simple to use weapons deployed in a fire support role. It requires only 30 seconds to be transferred from transport to firing position. Since it is light regarding its caliber, it can be easily airdropped and parachuted to firing position. It uses the NSB-4B sight for firing.[3]
Maximum range: | 9,500 metres (31,200 ft) |
Minimum range: | 297 metres (974 ft) |
Weight: | 178.0 kilograms (392.4 lb) without ammunition |
261.0 kilograms (575.4 lb) when mounted on trailer | |
Rate of fire: | 15 rounds/min first minute, 9 rounds/min sustained |
Crew: | 4+1 |
HE Mortar Shell[4]
Smoke Mortar Shell[5]
Illuminating Mortar Shell[6]
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