M60 recoilless gun
{{Short description|Yugoslavian recoilless rifle}}
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| image= Yugo 82mm M60.png
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|caption= 82-mm M60 recoilless gun
|origin=Yugoslavia
|type= Recoilless rifle
|is_ranged=yes
|is_artillery=yes
|service=
|used_by=See Users
|wars=Yugoslav Wars
Syrian Civil War
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|design_date=1960s
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|weight= {{convert|122|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|length= {{convert|2.20|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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|crew= 5
|cartridge=HEAT
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|action=
|rate= 4 rpm
|velocity= {{convert|388|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}
|range= {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|max_range= {{convert|4500|m|mi|abbr=on}}
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|sights= Optical
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|elevation=-20 to +35°JIW, p. 746.
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The M60 recoilless gun is an 82-mm antitank recoilless gun developed in the former Yugoslavia. It entered service with the Yugoslav People's Army during the 1960s.
Description
The M60 is mounted on a towing carriage with wheels for transport and firing. Aiming is done with an optical sight. The recoilless rifle resembles that of American counterparts. Ammunition for the M60 includes two fin-stabilized high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds. The first HEAT projectile for the M60 had an effective range of 500 meters. The second was an improved version that used a rocket booster to increase the effective range to 1,000 meters.WEG, p. 62.
The maximum range of the piece is 4,700 meters. Direct fire is limited to 1,500 meters against stationary targets and 1,000 meters against moving targets. The M60 is credited with a 220mm penetration of armor with its HEAT round.JIW, p. 747. Sources from post-Yugoslavian republics claim later rounds increased armor penetration to 300 - 400mm.
Users
- {{flag|Yugoslavia}}: It was used by the Yugoslav People's Army.
- {{flag|Serbia}}
- {{flag|Croatia}}: produced as BT-82.{{cite encyclopedia|title=82 mm M60A recoilless gun|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n5909|pages=5909–5910|date=4 June 2001|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}
- {{flag|Republic of North Macedonia}}{{cite magazine|title=Macedonia's Weaponry: A New Nation Re-Arms and Fights|first= Rob |last=Krott|url=https://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=2122|journal= Small Arms Review |volume=7|issue=1 |date=October 2003}}
- {{flag|Syrian National Coalition}}: It is being used in the Syrian Civil War.{{Cite web|url=http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/weapons-from-the-former-yugoslavia-spread-through-syrias-war/?_r=0|title=Weapons from the Former Yugoslavia Spread Through Syria's War|date=25 February 2013}}
References
=Notes=
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=Bibliography=
- (JIW) Hogg, Ian. Jane's Infantry Weapons 1984-85, London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1984.
- (WEG) U.S. Army. Worldwide Equipment Guide 2001, Training and Doctrine Command, 2001.
Category:Weapons of Yugoslavia
Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1960s
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