The M69 81 mm/82 mm medium weight
mortar is a Yugoslavian-designed
smooth bore
A smoothbore weapon is one that has a barrel without rifling. Smoothbores range from handheld firearms to powerful tank guns and large artillery mortars.
History
Early firearms had smoothly bored barrels that fired projectiles without s ...
,
muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire
weapon used for long-range
indirect fire support to
light infantry
Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history. They have a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry. Historically, light infantry often fought ...
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Variants
* M69 & M69A - original variant in 82mm caliber
* M69B - NATO version using 81mm caliber
* M96 - improved version of the M69 in 82mm caliber
Operators
* - M69 82mm mortar
* - M69 82mm mortar
* - M69 82mm mortar
* - M69 82mm mortar
* - M69B 81mm mortar
* - M69 and M69A 82mm mortars
* - M69A 82mm mortar
* - M69A 82mm mortar
* - M69 82mm mortar{{citation needed, date=June 2023
See also
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Artillery
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Military technology and equipment
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List of artillery
References
Mortars of Yugoslavia