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120 mm Mortar Cargo Round
Region
Switzerland
Category
Боєприпаси, ракети та високоточне озброєння
Armament All 120 mm smoothbore mortars Development By RUAG Munitions Description The 120 mm Mortar Cargo Round contains 32 dual-purpose HEAT grenades which have impact fuzes with two independent safety mechanisms. An extra self-destruction device leaves virtually no armed duds. Once the round is over the target area, the pre-set time fuze ignites the expulsion charge. The payload ejects from the round body and the gas generator disperses the 32 grenades to cover a wide controlled area on the ground. As soon as the
grenade hit the ground or target, the grenade fuze will activate the warhead. If for any reason the impact does not cause an explosion, a pyrotechnic delay back up mechanism will activate the armed grenades. Unarmed grenades will be neutralised by the self-delay mechanics. A lethal pattern that is charge and range independent is provided by the round's unique dispersion system. Each grenade explodes into approximately 900 lethal fragments. The average fragment effectiveness for each grenade is 80 J at a distance of 5 m from the detonating point. The minimum average penetration into RHA steel (MIL-A 12560 or equivalent) at built-in standoff is 70 mm, enough to defeat any APC, SPH and many MBT's. Manufacturer RUAG Munition