M69 mortar

The M69 81 mm/82 mm medium weight mortar is a Yugoslavian-designed smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to light infantry.^[1][2]

M69 mortar
M69B mortar M69B 81mm mortar of the Philippine Army
Type	Mortar
Place of origin	Yugoslavia
Production history
Designer	Military Technical Institute
Specifications
Mass	47.1 kilograms (104 lb)
Length	1,324 millimetres (52.1 in)
Crew	4
Caliber	M69/M96: 82 millimetres (3.2 in), M69B: 81 millimetres (3.2 in)
Elevation	45°–85°
Traverse	5.6°
Rate of fire	8–15 rpm sustained
Maximum firing range	4,943 metres (16,217 ft)
Feed system	muzzle-loaded
Sights	NSB-3

Variants

• M69 & M69A - original variant in 82mm caliber
• M69B - NATO version using 81mm caliber
• M96 - improved version of the M69 in 82mm caliber

Operators

•  Afghanistan − M69 82mm mortar^[3]
•  Armenia − M69 82mm mortar^[4]
• Bosnia and Herzegovina − M69 82mm mortar^[5]
• Croatia − M96 82mm mortar^[6]
•  Iraq − M69A 82mm mortar^[7]
•  Kosovo − M69 82mm mortar
• North Macedonia − M69 82mm mortar
• Philippines − M69B 81mm mortar^[8]
• Saudi Arabia − M69BK 81mm mortar^[7]
• Serbia − M69 and M69A 82mm mortars^[9]
•  Slovenia − M69 82mm mortar^[10]
• Syria − M69A 82mm mortar^[11]
•  Turkey − M69B 81mm mortar^[12]
•  Ukraine − M69A 82mm mortar^[13]
•  United Arab Emirates − M69A 82mm mortar^[7]

See also

• Artillery
• Military technology and equipment
• List of artillery

Bibliography

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-032-50895-5.