Light mortar 120mm M75

120 mm M75 Mortar
120 mm M75 Mortar
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 Belgrade
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	9056m for M75 with Rocket assisted ammunition
Feed system	manual

The M75 mortar is designed by Military Technical Institute Belgrade 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.

Description

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]

Specifications

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

Ammunition

HE Mortar Shell[4]

120 mm HE Mortar Shell Mk12P1-L
120 mm HE Mortar Shell M62P8

Smoke Mortar Shell[5]

120 mm High-Smoke Mortar Shell M89
120 mm Smoke Mortar Shell M64P2
120 mm Smoke Mortar Shell M64P3
120 mm Smoke Mortar Shell Mk12
120 mm Smoke Mortar Shell Mk12-L

Illuminating Mortar Shell[6]

120 mm Illuminating Mortar Shell M91
120 mm Illuminating Mortar Shell M87P1

Operators

Current operators

Artsakh[7]
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 100[8]
Croatia[9]
Georgia: 70; acquired from Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Czech Republic.[10][11] 33 in service in 2016.[12]
Serbia: 57[8]

Former operators

Yugoslavia
Al-Nusra Front: Bosnian-made, supplied via Saudi Arabia[13]

gollark: I think the advantage was that it could be controlled better.

gollark: There are some microwaves which generate 2.4GHz using something something transistors. But it's MORE expensive than magnetrons.

gollark: <:Transistor:694654534634569809> <:Transistor:694654534634569809>

gollark: I see.

gollark: What does the QCW stand for?

References

"Yugoslavian mortars - List of mortars developed in Yugoslavia".
"BNT - BNT military production". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
http://www.vti.mod.gov.rs/index.php?view=actuality&type=reference&category=1&id=97
"Krusik HE - HE mortar shell". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
"Krusik Smoke - Smoke mortar shell". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
"Krusik Illuminating - Illuminating mortar shell". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. 116. Routlegde. p. 181. ISBN 9781857438352.
"Future Artillery Systems: 2016 Market Report" (PDF). Tidworth: Defence IQ. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
The Military Balance 2016, p. 84.
О военной помощи Грузии со стороны иностранных государств // "Зарубежное военное обозрение", № 6 (735), 2008. стр.94-95
UN Register - Georgia Standard Report. (Import, Calendar Year 2005)
The Military Balance 2016, p. 184.
Fisk, Robert (19 July 2018). "A Bosnian signs off weapons he says are going to Saudi Arabia – but how did his signature turn up in Aleppo?". The Independent.

External links

"МИНОБАЦАЧИ 120 mm М74 И М75" [120 mm M74 and M75 Mortars] (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 18 February 2009.
"ЛАКИ МИНОБАЦАЧ 120 MM М75" [120 MM М75 LIGHT MORTAR] (in Serbian).
120 mm MORTAR M75 TECHNICAL DETAILS

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[Yugoslavian_mortars-1] "Yugoslavian mortars - List of mortars developed in Yugoslavia".

[BNT-2] "BNT - BNT military production". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2018-04-06.

[3] ttp://www.vti.mod.gov.rs/index.php?view=actuality&type=reference&category=1&id=97

[Krusik_HE-4] "Krusik HE - HE mortar shell". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.

[Krusik_Smoke-5] "Krusik Smoke - Smoke mortar shell". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.

[Krusik_Illuminating-6] "Krusik Illuminating - Illuminating mortar shell". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.

[7] International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. 116. Routlegde. p. 181. ISBN 9781857438352.

[Arty2016-8] "Future Artillery Systems: 2016 Market Report" (PDF). Tidworth: Defence IQ. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[FOOTNOTEThe_Military_Balance_201684-9] The Military Balance 2016, p. 84.

[autogenerated1-10] О военной помощи Грузии со стороны иностранных государств // "Зарубежное военное обозрение", № 6 (735), 2008. стр.94-95

[11] UN Register - Georgia Standard Report. (Import, Calendar Year 2005)

[FOOTNOTEThe_Military_Balance_2016184-12] The Military Balance 2016, p. 184.

[13] Fisk, Robert (19 July 2018). "A Bosnian signs off weapons he says are going to Saudi Arabia – but how did his signature turn up in Aleppo?". The Independent.