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MECAR 120 mm mortar bombs
Region
Belgium
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament All 120 mm smoothbore mortars. Development By MECAR SA as an improved performance set of rounds, for the TDA Type LT mortar and as standard rounds for use in the Royal Ordnance Armoured Mortar System (AMS). Description The 120 mm family of mortar bombs is currently in production by Mecar and consists of HE (Composition B), smoke (WP) and illuminating types. The aerodynamic profile yields ranges in excess of 7,200 m with the TDA LT mortar and greater than 9,000 m with the Royal Ordnance Armoured Mortar
System (AMS). The HE round used in turreted armoured mortar systems can be fitted with a direct-fire fuze that will also function in indirect fire. The HE and smoke bodies are made from high-fragmentation cast iron. Obturation is achieved by using a split-type plastic ring which fits into a groove behind the bourrelet. A light-alloy tail unit, incorporating the primary cartridge, is screwed onto the body and six interlocking augmenting cartridges, Type M546, are fitted round the tailboom for use in LT mortars. When fired in the Royal Ordnance AMS, a supplementary augmenting cartridge (Ch 7s) Type M553 is added to achieve the 9,200 m range. The bombs are packaged in two-round NATO-approved polymer containers. Manufacturer MECAR SA.