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Light mortar 120 mm M74
Type Mortar
Place of origin Yugoslavia
Service history
In service 1981–present
Used by see operators
Wars Salvadoran Civil War
Yugoslav Wars
Production history
Designer Military Technical Institute Belgrade
Manufacturer PPT-Namenska AD
Specifications
Mass 105 kg in firing position 219 kg in transport
Crew 5

Caliber 120 millimetres (4.7 in)
Rate of fire 12 rpm for M74
Effective firing range 6400m for M74
Feed system manual

The M74 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[]

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 attended 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.[3] Base-plate of M74 mortar is triangle shaped.

Specifications[]

Maximum range: 6,400 metres (21,000 ft)
Minimum range: 250 metres (820 ft)
Weight: 105.0 kilograms (231.5 lb) without ammunition
207.0 kilograms (456.4 lb) when mounted on trailer
Rate of fire: 12 rounds/min
Crew: 4+1

Operators[]

M74 operators

Map with M74 operators in blue with former operators in red

Current operators[]

  • Flag of Artsakh Artsakh[4]
  • Flag of Serbia Serbia[5]
  • Flag of Slovenia Slovenia[6]
  • Flag of El Salvador El Salvador

Former operators[]

  • Flag of SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia

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