Profile
- Type
- 60 mm dual-purpose mortar
- Conflict side
- Azerbaijan
- Origin
- Azerbaijan
- Service note
- 2010s-present
Artillery
20N6M 60 mm mortar
The 20N6M is an Azerbaijani 60 mm dual-purpose mortar that can be fired from a bipod or in a lighter commando-style configuration. In the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, visual-loss documentation records one Azerbaijani 20N6M captured during the 2020 war, tying the system to close infantry fire support in the mountainous battlefield.
- Conflict side
- Azerbaijan
- Built by
- Azersilah
- Built in
- Azerbaijan
Service History
- In service
- In Azerbaijani service by the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
- Used by
- Azerbaijani Armed Forces
- Wars
- Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Production History
- Designer
- Azerbaijani defense industry
- Designed
- By 2015
- Built by
- Azersilah
- Built in
- Azerbaijan
- Produced
- By 2015-present
- Variants
- Bipod-mounted mode, Commando firing mode, 20N6MT Commando light mortar
Specifications
- Caliber
- 60 mm
- Firing range
- 150-2,550 m in bipod mode; 150-1,600 m in commando mode
- Weight
- 18.5 kg without sight in bipod mode; 9.5 kg without sight in commando mode
- Overall length
- 740 mm
- Elevation
- 45 degrees to 85 degrees
- Rate of fire
- 20 rounds/min
- Crew
- 2 operators
- Ammunition
- All standard 60 mm qualified rounds
- Firing method
- Drop-fire on fixed firing pin
Conflict Usage
- Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
- Side: AzerbaijanRole: Light infantry mortar fire support
Oryx documents one Azerbaijani 60 mm 20N6M mortar captured during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh fighting, indicating the system was fielded by Azerbaijani forces as a light infantry fire-support weapon.
20N6M 60 mm mortar Images
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20N6M 60 mm Dual-Purpose MortarPublisher: Azersilah | Note: Supports manufacturer background, product imagery, and specifications for the 20N6M mortar. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Azerbaijan-Produced Mortars Export ReportPublisher: Poliqon | Note: Supports Azerbaijani production background and earlier published specifications for the 60 mm 20N6M mortar. | Accessed: 2026-06-20The Fight For Nagorno-Karabakh Loss ListPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict direct use: the 60 mm 20N6M was fielded by Azerbaijan and documented as captured during the 2020 fighting. | Accessed: 2026-06-20