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M57 mortar

{{Infobox weapon

|name=M57 60mm Mortar

| image= Минобацач_М57_60мм.jpg

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|origin={{flag|Yugoslavia}}

|type= Mortar

|is_ranged=yes

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|is_artillery=yes

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|service=1957-present

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|wars= South African Border War
Yugoslav Wars
Second Liberian Civil War
Mali War{{cite news|language=fr|title=Défense : où en sont les Forces armées maliennes ? |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/52526/politique/d-fense-o-en-sont-les-forces-arm-es-maliennes/|first=Laurent|last=Touchard|date=11 June 2014|work=Jeune Afrique}}

|designer= Military Technical Institute

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|manufacturer=PPT Namenska

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|weight= 19.7 kg

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|crew=3

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|caliber={{convert|60|mm|in}}

|action=

|rate= 25-30 rpm

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|max_range=2537m with mortar shell M73

|feed= manual

|sights=NSB-1

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The Yugoslavian 60mm M57 Mortar{{cite web|url=http://www.krusik.rs/MS/MB/60mm.M57.htm|title=M57 60mm Mortar|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302213639/http://www.krusik.rs/MS/MB/60mm.M57.htm|archivedate=2014-03-02}} was generally based on the design of the US 60mm M2 Mortar. Currently, the M57 Mortar is produced by the Serbian company PPT Namenska,{{cite web|url=http://www.ppt-namenska.rs/en/mine-throwers.html|title=PPT - Production capacities}} and is still used by the 72nd Brigade for Special Operations of the Serbian Armed Forces.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vs.rs/index.php?news_article=8bf14354-9afc-11e3-9f60-00163e135009 |title=Војска Србије | Вести | Гађања јединица Специјалне бригаде |access-date=2014-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224181754/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?news_article=8bf14354-9afc-11e3-9f60-00163e135009 |archive-date=2014-12-24 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.vs.rs/content/news/8bf14354-9afc-11e3-9f60-00163e135009.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224181750/http://www.vs.rs/content/news/8bf14354-9afc-11e3-9f60-00163e135009.jpg |archive-date=2014-12-24 |url-status=dead }}

Purpose

The M57 60mm mortar is intended to provide fire support on short ranges. It is capable of eliminating live forces, firing posts and machine gun nests.

Ammunition

HE Mortar Shell{{cite web|url=http://www.krusik.rs/MS/MBM%2060mm/60mm_he_MBM.htm|title=Krusik HE - HE mortar shell|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302221807/http://www.krusik.rs/MS/MBM%2060mm/60mm_he_MBM.htm|archivedate=2014-03-02}}

  • 60 mm HE Mortar Shell M73 P4
  • 60 mm HE Mortar Shell M73 P3

Smoke Mortar Shell{{cite web|url=http://www.krusik.rs/MS/MBM%2060mm/WP_60mm.htm|title=Krusik Smoke - Smoke mortar shell|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302221441/http://www.krusik.rs/MS/MBM%2060mm/WP_60mm.htm|archivedate=2014-03-02}}

  • 60 mm Smoke Mortar Shell M73P2
  • 60 mm High-Smoke Mortar Shell M93

Illuminating Mortar Shell{{cite web|url=http://www.krusik.rs/MS/MBM%2060mm/ILL.60mm.htm|title=Krusik Illuminating - Illuminating mortar shell|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302210951/http://www.krusik.rs/MS/MBM%2060mm/ILL.60mm.htm|archivedate=2014-03-02}}

  • 60 mm Illuminating Mortar Shell M67P2

Operators

  • {{flag|Armenia}}{{Cite web |last=Oryx |title=The Fight For Nagorno-Karabakh: Documenting Losses On The Sides Of Armenia And Azerbaijan |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2020/09/the-fight-for-nagorno-karabakh.html |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Oryx}}
  • {{BIH}}{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
  • {{flag|Liberia}}{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2003.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112154702/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2003.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2010|chapter-url= http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2003/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2003-Chapter-03-EN.pdf#page=24|chapter=Insights and Mysteries: Global Small Arms Transfers|title=Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|pages=119|isbn=0199251754|ref={{harvid|Small Arms Survey 2003}}}}
  • {{MLI}}
  • {{MKD}}{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
  • {{NAM}}{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
  • {{SRB}}
  • {{flag|Ukraine}}:{{cite web |url=https://news.sky.com/video/ukraine-war-ukraine-troops-firing-mortars-and-using-drone-12566134 |title=Ukraine war: Troops fire mortars and use drone |access-date=2022-03-15}} one shown in a video in use by Ukrainian fighters.

References

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See also

{{Military Technical Institute Belgrade}}

Category:Infantry mortars

Category:Artillery of Serbia

Category:60mm mortars

Category:Mortars of Yugoslavia