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120 mm ACED cargo bomb
Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament 120 mm TDA rifled mortar MO-120-RT and 2R2M . Development Under development by TDA to provide a submunitions projectile for rifled mortars. Description Full details of this round have not been released, but it uses a body similar to that of the PRECLAIR illuminating round, with a pinned base. Two GENERIC ACED submunitions are carried inside the bomb and ejected through the base by means of a time fuze and expelling charge. The submunitions incorporate MilliMetre Wave radar (MMW) and Infra-Red (IR) seekers
to obtain and home in on targets. When the submunitions are ejected above the target zone, each adopts a ballistic trajectory during which its velocity and spin are progressively slowed before its parachute opens at a preset altitude. When the parachute opens, the MMW/IR seeker is activated and scans for targets. The seekers are countermeasure resistant and once they have homed onto a target, an explosively formed penetrator is fired through the top of the target vehicle. The propulsion system uses the standard discarding cartridge container, primary cartridge and 11 secondary increments. Ballistics are identical to the PRECLAIR illumination round. Manufacturer TDA .