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The Army bought 5,480 mortar guidance kits in response to an operational needs statement in Afghanistan, sometimes hitting as close as 2.2 meters from the target. With the success of the XM395, the Army is seeking a guided 120 mm mortar Program of Record with comparable accuracy through the High Explosive Guided Mortar (HEGM) proposal.
120 mm mortar XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition – (United States) Strix mortar round – (Sweden) KM-8 Gran – (Russia) guided 120 mm artillery shell with Malakhit fire control system. [7] [8] GP120 (GP4) is a Chinese terminal corrected 120 mm mortar shell. [9] GP140 (GP9) is a Chinese semi-active laser (SAL) guidance 120 mm mortar shell.
M120 Rak is a self-propelled wheeled gun-mortar equipped with an automatically loaded 120 mm mortar mounted on a tracked (SMG 120 / M120G) [2] and wheeled (SMK 120 / M120K) [2] chassis, designed by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW). It is produced in Poland, and used by Polish Land Forces. Serial production and the first delivery started in 2017. [3]
Once landed, the 2S9’s 2B51 gun/mortar provided both direct-fire support (formerly provided by retired ASU-85 self-propelled guns) and the indirect fire capability of towed 120-millimeter mortars.
This list catalogues mortars which are issued to infantry units to provide close range, rapid response, indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactical combat. [1] In this sense the mortar has been called "infantryman's artillery", and represents a flexible logistic solution [clarification needed] to satisfying unexpected need for delivery of firepower, particularly for the light ...
Most modern mortar systems consist of four main components: a barrel, a base plate, a bipod and a sight. Modern mortars normally range in calibre from 60 mm (2.36 in) to 120 mm (4.72 in). However, both larger and smaller mortars have been produced. The modern mortar is a muzzle-loaded weapon and relatively simple to operate.
2S12 is in fact the designator for the combination of the 2B11 "Sani" heavy mortar with its transport vehicle 2F510, a GAZ-66-15 4×4 truck. The 2B11 weighs nearly 200 kg (500 lb) when fully assembled, and thus must be mounted to the 2×1 wheeled chassis 2L81 and towed to the emplacement site by the truck. The GAZ-66 prime mover also transports ...
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