Mortar 60mm M57

The Yugoslavian 60mm M57 Mortar[2] was generally based on the design of the US 60mm M2 Mortar. Currently, the M57 Mortar is produced by the Serbian company PPT-Namenska AD,[3] and is still used in the Special Brigade of the Serbian army.[4][5]

M57 60mm Mortar
Type	Mortar
Place of origin	Yugoslavia
Service history
Wars	South African Border War Yugoslav Wars Second Liberian Civil War Northern Mali conflict[1]
Production history
Designer	Military Technical Institute Belgrade
Manufacturer	PPT-Namenska AD
Specifications
Mass	19.7 kg
Crew	3
Caliber	60 millimetres (2.4 in)
Rate of fire	25-30 rpm
Maximum firing range	2537m with mortar shell M73
Feed system	manual
Sights	NSB-1

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[6]

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

Smoke Mortar Shell[7]

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

Illuminating Mortar Shell[8]

• 60 mm Illuminating Mortar Shell M67P2

Operators

•  Bangladesh
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Liberia[9]
•  Mali[1]
•  North Macedonia
•  Namibia
•  Serbia

References

1. Touchard, Laurent (11 June 2014). "Défense : où en sont les Forces armées maliennes ?". Jeune Afrique (in French).
2. "M57 60mm Mortar". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02.
3. "PPT - Production capacities".
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Krusik HE - HE mortar shell". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02.
7. "Krusik Smoke - Smoke mortar shell". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02.
8. "Krusik Illuminating - Illuminating mortar shell". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02.
9. Small Arms Survey (2003). "Insights and Mysteries: Global Small Arms Transfers" (PDF). Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied. Oxford University Press. p. 119. ISBN 0199251754.

See also

• M2 mortar
• M224 mortar