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The 120×570 R cartridge was originally intended for the German Rh-120 smoothbore gun but an interoperability agreement signed between West Germany and France in April 1979, followed in September 1981 by a project to install the M256 120 mm smoothbore gun on future M1A1 Abrams tanks made it a NATO standard. [1] [2]
The next generation ammunition, called 120 mm APFSDS-T M829A2, entered service in 1994 and is the armor-piercing ammunition currently being produced by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems for the 120 mm M256 gun of M1A1 and M1A2 tanks. It is a technology improvement over the M829A1.
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.
The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military, paramilitary, government agency and civilian use. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses. The country the company is based in, if the ...
American soldiers with 155 mm artillery shells, 10 March 1945. Gun calibers have standardized around a few common sizes, especially in the larger range, mainly due to the uniformity required for efficient military logistics. Shells of 105 and 155 mm for artillery with 105 and 120 mm for tank guns are common in NATO allied countries. Shells of ...
A Pennsylvania ammunition plant that makes a key artillery shell in Ukraine’s fight against Russia has managed to boost production by 50% to meet surging demand, with more capacity set to come ...
120: 120 mm howitzer Model 1901 German Empire: Balkan wars, World War I, Finnish Civil War, Hungarian–Romanian War: 120: 120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905 German Empire: World War I 120: Type 38 12 cm howitzer Empire of Japan: World War I 120: Obusier de 120 mm modèle 1890 France: World War I 120: Obusier de 120 mm C mle 1897 Schneider-Canet France
12 cm mobile coastal artillery gun m/80; 12 cm tornautomatpjäs m/70; 12 cm/12 short naval gun; 12 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun; 12-cm Kanone M 80; 12-pounder long gun; 120 KRH 92; 120 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905; 120 mm howitzer Model 1901; 120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905; 120 mm gun M1; 120 mm Schneider-Canet M1897 long gun; 120 mm 45 caliber ...