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The '''M74''' mortar is designed by ] in Yugoslavia. It is smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support.<ref name="Yugoslavian mortars">{{cite web|url=http://www.pmulcahy.com/mortars/yugoslavian_mortars.html|title=Yugoslavian mortars - List of mortars developed in Yugoslavia}}</ref> Today they are produced by Serbian company ] and BNT<ref name="BNT">{{cite web|url=http://www.bnt-tmh.com.ba/vojni_program.htm|title=BNT - BNT military production|access-date=2014-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227230734/http://www.bnt-tmh.com.ba/vojni_program.htm|archive-date=2014-02-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> from ]. |
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The '''M74''' mortar is designed by ] in Yugoslavia. It is smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support.<ref name="Yugoslavian mortars">{{cite web|url=http://www.pmulcahy.com/mortars/yugoslavian_mortars.html|title=Yugoslavian mortars - List of mortars developed in Yugoslavia}}</ref> Today they are produced by Serbian company ] and BNT<ref name="BNT">{{cite web|url=http://www.bnt-tmh.com.ba/vojni_program.htm|title=BNT - BNT military production|access-date=2014-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227230734/http://www.bnt-tmh.com.ba/vojni_program.htm|archive-date=2014-02-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> from ]. |
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==Description== |
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This mortar can be deployed as infantry support for destruction of personnel and enemy firing positions, for opening routes through barbed wire obstacles and ], for demolition of fortified objects, for destructing infrastructure elements, illumination and deploying smoke screen. |
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This mortar can be deployed as infantry support for destruction of personnel and enemy firing positions, for opening routes through barbed wire obstacles and ], for demolition of fortified objects, for destructing infrastructure elements, illumination and deploying smoke screen. |
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The M74 model when disassembled could be carried by 3 soldiers thus having unique capabilities regarding transport in area with obstacles or in urban area compared with more heavier mortars. M74 provides 12 rds per minute ] and it is intended to be used to deliver 15-20 mines before moving to another position. Since it is very light regarding its caliber it can be easily airdropped and parachuted to firing position. It uses NSB-4B sight for firing.<ref>http://www.vti.mod.gov.rs/index.php?view=actuality&type=reference&category=1&id=97</ref> Base-plate of M74 mortar is triangle shaped. |
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The M74 model when disassembled could be carried by 3 soldiers thus having unique capabilities regarding transport in area with obstacles or in urban area compared with more heavier mortars. M74 provides 12 rds per minute ] and it is intended to be used to deliver 15-20 mines before moving to another position. Since it is very light regarding its caliber it can be easily airdropped and parachuted to firing position. It uses NSB-4B sight for firing.<ref>http://www.vti.mod.gov.rs/index.php?view=actuality&type=reference&category=1&id=97 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref> Base-plate of M74 mortar is triangle shaped. |
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===Current operators=== |
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*{{IRQ}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-11-09|title=POTD: The M74 Mortar -|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/11/09/potd-m74-light-mortar/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The Firearm Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* {{flag|Artsakh}}<ref>{{cite book|title=The Military Balance 2016|date=February 2016|volume=116|isbn=9781857438352 |publisher=Routlegde|ref={{harvid|The Military Balance 2016}}|author=International Institute for Strategic Studies|author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies|page=181}}</ref> |
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* {{LBY}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitzer |first1=Stijn |last2=Oliemans |first2=Joost |title=Tracking Arms Transfers By The UAE, Russia, Jordan And Egypt To The Libyan National Army Since 2014 |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2020/06/types-of-arms-and-equipment-supplied-to.html |website=Oryx Blog |date=23 March 2021}}</ref> |
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* {{flag|Artsakh}} − Seized by Azerbaijan after the ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitzer |first1=Stijin |last2=Oliemans |first2=Joost |title=Documenting Equipment Losses During The September 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2023/09/documenting-equipment-losses-during.html |website=Oryx |access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref> |
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This mortar can be deployed as infantry support for destruction of personnel and enemy firing positions, for opening routes through barbed wire obstacles and mine fields, for demolition of fortified objects, for destructing infrastructure elements, illumination and deploying smoke screen.
The M74 model when disassembled could be carried by 3 soldiers thus having unique capabilities regarding transport in area with obstacles or in urban area compared with more heavier mortars. M74 provides 12 rds per minute rate of fire and it is intended to be used to deliver 15-20 mines before moving to another position. Since it is very light regarding its caliber it can be easily airdropped and parachuted to firing position. It uses NSB-4B sight for firing. Base-plate of M74 mortar is triangle shaped.
Artsakh − Seized by Azerbaijan after the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
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