M74/M75
The M74 is a Yugoslav 120mm light 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.
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M74/M75
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- Name
- M74
- Field
- 120 mm mortar
- Region
- Yugoslavia
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The M74 is a Yugoslav 120mm light 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.
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Key facts
• Name — M74 • Origin — Yugoslavia • Type — Light mortar • Is Ranged — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1981–present • Used By — see Operators • Wars — Salvadoran Civil War Yugoslav Wars • Designer — Military Technical Institute • Manufacturer — PPT Namenska • Weight — 105 kg in firing position 219 kg in transport • Crew — 5 • Caliber — 120 mm • Rate — 12 rpm for M74 • Range — 6400m for M74 • Feed — manual
Specifications
Specifications
• Maximum range: — 6400 m • Minimum range: — 250 m • Weight: — 105.0 kg without ammunition • 207.0 kg when mounted on trailer • Rate of fire: — 12 rounds/min • Crew: — 4+1
Operators
Operators
• Illustration — Map with M74 operators in blue with former operators in red
Current operators
Current operators
* * • El Salvador • Serbia • Slovenia
Former operators
Former operators
• Artsakh − Seized by Azerbaijan after the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh • Yugoslavia
Description
This mortar can be 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 destructing infrastructure elements, illumination and deploying smoke screen. The M74 model when disassembled could be carried by 3 soldiers thus having unique capabilities regarding transport in area with obstacles or in urban area compared with more heavier mortars. M74 provides 12 rds per minute rate of fire and it is intended to be used to deliver 15-20 mines before moving to another position. Since it is very light regarding its caliber it can be easily airdropped and parachuted to firing position. It uses NSB-4B sight for firing. Base-plate of M74 mortar is triangle shaped.
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