Artillería

mortero M57 de 60 mm

Also known as
  • mortero M57 de 60 mm
  • mortero M57 de 60mm
  • Mortero 60 mm M57
  • 60mm M57

El M57 de 60 mm es un mortero ligero de infantería de ánima lisa de patrón yugoslavo que ahora figura en el fabricante serbio PPT Namenska y en material de exportación de Yugoimport. Sus fichas oficiales describen un arma de apoyo de fuego de gran ángulo basada en cañón, placa base, bípode, mira, herramientas, repuestos y accesorios; los registros posyugoslavos también muestran existencias serbias excedentes y actividad de exportación balcánica. En el conflicto de Nagorno-Karabaj de 2020, documentación de pérdidas de fuentes abiertas registró morteros M57 capturados a fuerzas armenias.

mortero M57 de 60 mm, Mortero ligero de infantería de 60 mm, Artillería
Image source: Commons M57 60 mm Mortar Image

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Yugoslavia / Serbia
Built by
PPT Namenska
Built in
Serbia
Type
Mortero ligero de infantería de 60 mm
Service note
Diseño de la Guerra Fría aún ofrecido en catálogos modernos serbios de morteros
Designer
Linaje de diseño militar yugoslavo
Designed
1957
Unit cost
No figura públicamente
Produced
Linaje de diseño de 1957; ficha de producto actual de PPT Namenska
Number built
No figura públicamente

Specifications

Calibre
60,75 mm
Peso en combate
18,5 kg según PPT Namenska; la ficha de exportación de Yugoimport enumera 19,7 kg
Longitud del cañón
725 mm con pieza de cierre o tubo con soporte, según la formulación de la fuente
Elevación
45 a 85 grados
Deriva
3 grados a izquierda y derecha sin mover el bípode; 360 grados con desplazamiento del bípode
Cadencia de tiro
20 a 25 disparos por minuto
Alcance máximo
2.537 m con proyectil M73
Alcance mínimo
74 m
Mira
NSB-3 o NSB-1
Dotación
3 a 4 operadores según PPT Namenska
Munición disparada

Las fichas de munición de Yugoimport publican datos balísticos del M57 para proyectiles de alto explosivo, de práctica, iluminantes y fumígenos dentro de la familia serbia de morteros de 60 mm.

AmmunitionAmmunition typeFiring evidence
60 mm M73 HE mortar shell, 60 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions60 mm M73 HE mortar shellProyectil de mortero de alto explosivo de 60 mm

Yugoimport proporciona datos balísticos del proyectil M73 cuando se usa con el Mortero M57 de 60 mm, incluidas las variantes de longitud de cañón de 650 mm y 720 mm.

Sources: 60 mm M57 Mortar Export Sheet, 60 mm, M73 - Yugoimport

60 mm M62 practice shell, 60 mm practice mortar shell, Munitions60 mm M62 practice shellProyectil de mortero de práctica

Yugoimport afirma que el mortero M57 de 60 mm está configurado balísticamente para el proyectil de práctica M62 de 60 mm.

Sources: 60 mm, M62 - Yugoimport

60 mm M08 illuminating shell, 60 mm illuminating mortar shell, Munitions60 mm M08 illuminating shellProyectil iluminante de mortero de 60 mm

Yugoimport enumera los datos balísticos del proyectil iluminante M08 para el Mortero M57 de 60 mm con cañón de 720 mm.

Sources: 60 mm, M08 - Yugoimport

60 mm Mk10 smoke shell, 60 mm smoke mortar shell, Munitions60 mm Mk10 smoke shellProyectil fumígeno de mortero de 60 mm

Yugoimport enumera los datos balísticos del proyectil fumígeno Mk10 para el Mortero M57 de 60 mm.

Sources: 60 mm, Mk10 - Yugoimport

Timeline

mortero M57 de 60 mm Key Events

  1. Declaración serbia de excedentes

    Small Arms Survey informó que las armas pequeñas y ligeras excedentes declaradas por el Ministerio de Defensa serbio en mayo de 2011 incluían 1.400 morteros M57 de 60 mm.

  2. Exportación macedonia a Iraq

    El informe anual de exportación de armas de 2014 de la República de Macedonia enumeró 200 morteros MF M57 de 60 mm exportados a Iraq procedentes de una donación del Ministerio de Defensa.

  3. Ficha de exportación de Yugoimport

    La ficha de exportación del M57 de Yugoimport describió el mortero como un arma de apoyo de fuego de infantería de ánima lisa con elevación de 45 a 85 grados y un alcance máximo de 2.537 m con el proyectil M73.

Media

mortero M57 de 60 mm Videos

mortero M57 de 60 mm Images

mortero M57 de 60 mm, Mortero ligero de infantería de 60 mm, Artillería - view 1
Source: Commons 2013 GAF M57 Image
mortero M57 de 60 mm, Mortero ligero de infantería de 60 mm, Artillería - view 2
Source: Commons Georgian Soldier M57 Fire Mission Image
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Sources

PPT Namenska MortarsPublisher: PPT Namenska | Note: Supports manufacturer listing and M57 mortar specifications including caliber, weight, range, sight, and crew. | Accessed: 2026-07-0360 mm M57 Mortar Export SheetPublisher: Yugoimport-SDPR | Note: Supports background and specifications for the 60 mm M57 mortar, including role, components, elevation, range, and export-sheet combat weight. | Accessed: 2026-07-0360 mm, M73 - YugoimportPublisher: Yugoimport-SDPR | Note: Supports the 60 mm M73 shell's ballistic data when used with the 60 mm Mortar M57, including the 720 mm barrel-length variant. | Accessed: 2026-07-0360 mm, M62 - YugoimportPublisher: Yugoimport-SDPR | Note: Supports the M57 mortar as a ballistic launcher for the 60 mm M62 practice shell. | Accessed: 2026-07-03The Fight For Nagorno-KarabakhPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict direct-use context: 60 mm M57 mortars were documented as captured Armenian-side battlefield materiel in the 2020 war. | Accessed: 2026-07-0360 mm, M08 - YugoimportPublisher: Yugoimport-SDPR | Note: Supports ballistic data for the 60 mm M57 mortar when firing the M08 illuminating shell. | Accessed: 2026-07-0360 mm, Mk10 - YugoimportPublisher: Yugoimport-SDPR | Note: Supports ballistic data for the 60 mm M57 mortar when firing the Mk10 smoke shell. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Significant SurplusesPublisher: Small Arms Survey | Note: Supports post-Yugoslav service context by reporting Serbian MoD-declared surplus holdings of 1,400 60 mm M57 mortars as of May 2011. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Macedonia Annual Arms Export Report 2014Publisher: Republic of Macedonia / SIPRI | Note: Supports export/service context by listing 200 MF 60 mm M57 mortars exported to Iraq in 2014 from a Ministry of Defence donation. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Commons M57 60 mm Mortar ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the primary M57 mortar image, released into the public domain by the original uploader. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Commons 2013 GAF M57 ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a U.S. Army public-domain photograph of a Georgian soldier with an M57 mortar. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Commons M57 60 mm Mortar CategoryPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports additional gallery selection context for M57 60 mm mortar images and links to file-level licensing pages. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Commons Georgian Soldier M57 Fire Mission ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the gallery photograph of a Georgian soldier preparing an M57 mortar fire mission; the file page identifies it as a U.S. Army public-domain image. | Accessed: 2026-07-03