The M75 mortar is designed by

Military Technical Institute Military Technical Institute ( sr, Војнотехнички институт, Vojnotehnički institut; abbr. ) is a Serbian weapons and aircraft design institute, headquartered in Belgrade, and governed by the Serbian Ministry of Defence. It ...

in Yugoslavia. It is smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support. Today they are produced by Serbian company

PPT-Namenska AD PPT Namenska ( sr, ППТ Наменска, PPT Namenska) is a Serbian manufacturer of arms, mortars, grenade launchers, unmanned ground vehicle, hydraulics and pneumatics, airplane parts and some complex weapons system including modernized M-77 ...

and BNT from

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Description

M75 mortar is deployed as infantry support for destruction of personnel and enemy firing positions, for opening routes through barbed wire obstacles and

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, for demolition of fortified objects, for destruction of infrastructure elements, illumination and deploying smoke screens. The M75 model is used to provide

fire support Fire support is defined by the United States Department of Defense as "Fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces, combat formations, and facilities in pursuit of tactical and oper ...

in infantry battalions. M75 provides 15 rds

rate of fire Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. This can be influenced by several factors, including operator training level, mechanical limitations, ammunition availability, and weapon condition. In m ...

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.

Specifications

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

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Former operators

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Al-Nusra Front Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra ( ar, جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام, Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahl ish-Sham lit. ''Front of the Supporters of the People of Syria/the Levant''), known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ( ar, جبهة فتح ال ...

: Bosnian-made, supplied via

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References

External links

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120 mm MORTAR M75 TECHNICAL DETAILS
{{DEFAULTSORT:M75 mortar Infantry mortars Mortars of Yugoslavia 120mm mortars Military equipment introduced in the 1980s