Profile
- Type
- 120 mm smoothbore towed mortar
- Origin
- Yugoslavia / Serbia
- Service note
- Yugoslav-origin design still marketed by Serbian industry
Artillery
120 mm M74 mortar
The 120 mm M74 is a Yugoslav-origin smoothbore mortar intended for infantry indirect fire support. In the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, open-source loss documentation places captured M74 mortars on the Armenian / Artsakh side, making it part of the conflict's dense artillery and mortar record.
- Built by
- PPT Namenska
- Built in
- Serbia
Service History
- Used by
- Armenian / Artsakh forces
- Wars
- Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Production History
- Built by
- PPT Namenska
- Built in
- Serbia
Specifications
- Caliber
- 120 mm
- Maximum range
- 6,440 m with 120 mm M62P3 mortar bomb
- Rate of fire
- 12 rounds per minute
- Crew
- 1 + 4 operators
- Combat weight
- 120 kg
- Transport weight
- 219 kg
- Elevation
- 45 to 85 degrees
- Sight
- NSB-4B
Conflict Usage
- Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
- Side: ArmeniaArtsakhRole: Infantry mortar fire support
Armenian / Artsakh forces fielded the 120 mm M74 mortar during the 2020 fighting; Oryx documented four examples captured by Azerbaijan in its Nagorno-Karabakh loss list.
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PPT Namenska MortarsPublisher: PPT Namenska | Note: Supports manufacturer, image provenance, and specifications for the 120 mm M74 mortar. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Yugoimport 120 mm MortarsPublisher: Yugoimport-SDPR | Note: Supports background context by listing the 120 mm M74 mortar among Serbian export mortar documents. | Accessed: 2026-06-20120 mm M74 Product SheetPublisher: Yugoimport-SDPR | Note: Supports technical background and export-product context for the 120 mm M74 mortar. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Oryx Nagorno-Karabakh LossesPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict direct conflict-use evidence: fielded by Armenian / Artsakh forces and captured by Azerbaijan as 120 mm M74 mortars. | Accessed: 2026-06-20