The 120mm М95 Long Range Mortar is a
mortar that was developed by Serbian
Military Technical Institute. It is long-range and heavier mortar compared to the
light mortar 120mm M75 and represents further development of
Universal Mortar UB M52
The Universal Mortar UB M52 is a 120 mm (4.75 inch) mortar that was developed by Military Technical Institute, in former Yugoslavia. It is long-range heavy mortar developed from the Soviet M1938 mortar but with integral wheels carriage.
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Design overview
The М95 LONG RANGE Mortar fires fin-stabilized
ammunition
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from a
smoothbore barrel. It has muzzle attached to barrel to reduce pressure. М95's require trucks or other vehicle to move them, but compared to
field artillery
Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement.
Until the early 20t ...
it is much lighter. M95 LONG RANGE mortar outrange all light and medium mortars and even some howitzers and mountain guns, his explosive power is much greater than 60mm and 81/82mm mortars. It can be deployed on battlefield in less than a minute. It uses NSB-5A sight for directing fire.
High explosive rounds 120 mm Mk12P1-L fired by the М95 LONG RANGE Mortar weight about and have a lethal radius of .
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Deployment
Mortar 120mm М95 LONG RANGE is in service with the
Serbian Armed Forces
The Serbian Armed Forces ( sr, Војска Србије, Vojska Srbije) is the military of Serbia.
The President of Serbia acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy is carried out by the Government o ...
since 1995. It has a mission to provide
indirect fire
Indirect fire is aiming and firing a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, as in the case of direct fire. Aiming is performed by calculating azimuth and inclination, and may include correcting aim by ...
support to units.
The M95 is transported with TAM-150,
FAP 1118,
Zastava NTV
The Zastava NTV ( sr, Ново теренско возило, Novo terensko vozilo, italics=yes; ) is a Serbian 4x4, multipurpose, all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle designed by the Military Technical Institute and Zastava Trucks, and manuf ...
or other vehicles capable to attach 465kgs trailer.
Specifications
The M95 is capable of firing the following munitions:
*High explosive shells
** HE mortar shell M62P8
** HE mortar shell Mk12P1
** HE mortar shell Mk12P1-L
*Illumination shells
**Illumination mortar shell M87P1
**Illumination mortar shell M01
*Smoke shells
**Smoke mortar shell M64P2
**Smoke mortar shell M64P3
**Smoke mortar shell Mk12
**Smoke mortar shell M89
*Practice shells
**Practice mortar shell M63P2
and other shells in 120mm in accordance with barrel pressure.
Operators
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See also
*
Soltam M-65 120 mm mortar
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M327
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E56 120 mm Mortar
The E56 120 mm Mortar, is a Heavy Infantry mortar (referred to as such by its 120 mm payload, produced by the EAS (weapons) for the Hellenic Army.
See also
* Soltam K6
* Mortar 120mm M95 Long Range
* 120 KRH 92
* Light mortar 120mm M ...
References
{{Military Technical Institute Belgrade
Military Technical Institute Belgrade
Artillery of Serbia
120mm mortars
Military equipment introduced in the 1990s