120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell

The 120 mm HE M62P8 is a Yugoslav-origin high-explosive mortar shell for 120 mm mortars, documented by Yugoimport with 606 mm overall length, 12.6 kg mass, TNT fill, and a UTU/M93P1 point-detonating fuze. Yugoimport's datasheet also ties the shell to the 120 mm M75 mortar, and ARES documents the M62P8 in Syrian reporting as a Serbian-made 120 mm mortar projectile.

120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell, 120 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions

Image source: Yugoimport 120 mm Mortars

Profile

Origin: Yugoslavia / Serbia
Built by: Yugoimport SDPR
Built in: Serbia
Type: 120 mm high-explosive mortar shell
Variants: HE mortar shell

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Specifications

Caliber: 120 mm
Length: 606 mm
Mass: 12.6 kg with fuze
Explosive charge: TNT, 2.4 kg
Fuze: UTU, M93P1 point-detonating with delay action
Ballistic data: When used with the 120 mm M75 mortar, Yugoimport lists maximum range as 6,555 m and maximum mean operating pressure as 922 bars

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Exported mortar ammunition in Yugoimport's 120 mm catalog.

Firing Weapons

Yugoimport's datasheet links the M62P8 to the 120 mm M75 mortar, and the same product family is cataloged as 120 mm mortar ammunition.

Firing weapon	Type	Evidence
120 mm M75 mortar	120 mm towed smoothbore mortar	The datasheet gives ballistic data for use with the 120 mm Mortar M75 and identifies the shell as HE mortar ammunition.

Firing Weapons

The M62P8 is cataloged by Yugoimport as 120 mm mortar ammunition and its datasheet explicitly gives ballistic data for use with the 120 mm Mortar M75.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

120 mm M75 mortar

120 mm towed smoothbore mortar

Yugoimport's datasheet states ballistic data for the shell 'when using 120 mm Mortar M75' and identifies the M62P8 as HE mortar ammunition.

Sources: Yugoimport 120 mm M62P8 Datasheet

120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell Images

120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell, 120 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Yugoimport 120 mm Mortars

120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell, 120 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions - view 2 — Source: Yugoimport 120 mm Mortars

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Sources

Yugoimport 120 mm M62P8 DatasheetPublisher: Yugoimport SDPR | Note: Supports the M62P8 shell's official designation, dimensions, mass, fill, fuze, ballistic data, and manufacturer background. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Serbian M02 Coyote HMG and 120 mm mortar projectiles in SyriaPublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports background context that M62P8 120 mm HE mortar projectiles were identified in Syrian reporting as Serbian-made munitions. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Yugoimport 120 mm MortarsPublisher: Yugoimport SDPR | Note: Supports image provenance for the M62P8 product-family image used on the entry page. | Accessed: 2026-06-23