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Mortar
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
Manufacturer
PPT Namenska
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 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 and BNT[2] from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
^"Yugoslavian mortars - List of mortars developed in Yugoslavia".
^"BNT - BNT military production". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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