M60 recoilless gun

M60
M60
	82-mm M60 recoilless gun
Type	Recoilless rifle
Place of origin	Yugoslavia
Service history
Used by	See Users
Wars	Yugoslav Wars; Syrian Civil War
Production history
Designed	1960s
Specifications
Mass	122 kg (269 lb)
Length	2.20 m (7.2 ft)
Height	0.83 m (2.7 ft)
Crew	5
Shell	HEAT
Elevation	-20 to +35°[1]
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	4 rpm
Muzzle velocity	388 m/s (1,270 ft/s)
Effective firing range	500 m (1,600 ft)
Maximum firing range	4,500 m (2.8 mi)
Sights	Optical

The M60 recoilless gun is an 82-mm antitank recoilless gun developed in the former Yugoslavia. It entered service with the Yugoslav People's Army in the 1960s.

Description

The M60 is mounted on a towing carriage with wheels for transport and firing. Aiming is done with an optical sight. Ammunition for the M60 includes two fin-stabilized HEAT rounds. The first HEAT projectile for the M60 had an effective range of 500 meters. The second was an improved version that used a rocket booster to increase the effective range to 1,000 meters.[2]

The maximum range of the piece is 4,700 meters. Direct fire is limited to 1,500 meters against stationary targets and 1,000 meters against moving targets. The M60 is credited with a 220mm penetration of armor with its HEAT round.[3]

Aimsight for 82mm M60 recoilless rifle

Users

Yugoslavia: It was used by the Yugoslav People's Army.[4]
Serbia[4]
Croatia: produced as BT-82.[4]
Republic of Macedonia[5]
Syrian National Coalition: It is being used in the Syrian Civil War.[6]

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References

Notes

JIW, p. 746.
WEG, p. 62.
JIW, p. 747. Sources from post-Yugoslavian republics claim later rounds increased armor penetration to 300 - 400mm.
Gander, Terry J. (4 June 2001). "82 mm M60A recoilless gun". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003. pp. 5909–5910.
Krott, Rob (October 2003). "Macedonia's Weaponry: A New Nation Re-Arms and Fights". Small Arms Review. Vol. 7 no. 1.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/weapons-from-the-former-yugoslavia-spread-through-syrias-war/?_r=0

Bibliography

(JIW) Hogg, Ian. Jane's Infantry Weapons 1984-85, London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1984.
(WEG) U.S. Army. Worldwide Equipment Guide 2001, Training and Doctrine Command, 2001.

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[1] JIW, p. 746.

[2] WEG, p. 62.

[3] JIW, p. 747. Sources from post-Yugoslavian republics claim later rounds increased armor penetration to 300 - 400mm.

[Janes_2002-4] Gander, Terry J. (4 June 2001). "82 mm M60A recoilless gun". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003. pp. 5909–5910.

[5] Krott, Rob (October 2003). "Macedonia's Weaponry: A New Nation Re-Arms and Fights". Small Arms Review. Vol. 7 no. 1.

[Weapons_From_the_Former_Yugoslavia_Spread_Through_Syria’s_War-6] ttp://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/weapons-from-the-former-yugoslavia-spread-through-syrias-war/?_r=0