The M75 is a Yugoslav 120mm mortar designed by the Military Technical Institute. It is a smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support. It is currently produced by the Serbian company PPT Namenska and the Bosnian company BNT.
Description The M75 can be deployed to provide fire support, for the destruction of enemy personnel and firing positions, for opening routes through barbed wire obstacles and mine fields, for demolition of fortified objects, for the destruction of infrastructure, illumination and for deploying smoke screens. The M75 has a rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute and can be used for sustained shelling. Mortars are considered to be very important arms as they are very effective and simple to use weapons deployed in a fire support role. The M75 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.
Specifications Maximum range: Minimum range: Weight: without ammunition when mounted on trailer Rate of fire: 15 rounds/min first minute, 9 rounds/min sustained Crew: 4+1
Ammunition HE Mortar Shell 120 mm HE Mortar Shell Mk12P1-L 120 mm HE Mortar Shell M62P8 Smoke Mortar Shell 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 120 mm Illuminating Mortar Shell M91 120 mm Illuminating Mortar Shell M87P1
Operators
Current operators : 100
: 33
Former operators
Al-Nusra Front: Bosnian-made, supplied via Saudi Arabia
See also 120 KRH 92 2B11 2S12 Sani Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1 Soltam K6
References
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120 mm MORTAR M75 TECHNICAL DETAILS