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120 mm MAT-120 submunition bomb
Region
Spain
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament EXPAL and other 120 mm smoothbore mortars. Development A further stage in the development of the Espin projectile. It is in production by Instalaza SA and in service with the Spanish armed forces. Description The MAT-120 cargo mortar round is fired from 120 mm smoothbore mortars and carries 21 submunitions, each of 37 mm diameter, up to a range of 5,500 m. The MAT-120 incorporates an electronic safety and arming system. When stored, the round does not contain any electrical energy. The main fuze generates
all necessary power after firing, once the round is in flight. Each submunition has its own electronic super-quick impact fuze. The fuze controls submunition fuze activation after submunition scattering, initiation of the submunition warhead on impact, self-destruction after 20 seconds, or self-neutralisation after a few minutes. The submunitions are dual-purpose, being anti-armour (up to 150 mm RHA penetration) and anti-personnel (about 650 fragments with an 18 m effective radius). The MAT-120 round is fired in the same way as any other conventional mortar round and does not require any specific training. After firing and once the preset time fuze has functioned, the round spreads the submunitions to fall freely in a near-vertical trajectory and reach the target in a random pattern covering a circle some 50 to 60 m in diameter. The hit probability on a target with the dimensions of an MBT within the target area is close to 20 per cent. The effective area of each submunition overlaps the others, covering a circular area between 2,500 and 3,000 m ² without significant gaps. Manufacturer Instalaza SA.