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120 Krh/40
Finnish 120 mm heavy mortar
Finnish 120 mm heavy mortar
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 120 Krh/40 | |
| image | Granatkastare modell 41 Revinge 2015.jpg | |
| origin | Finland | |
| type | Heavy mortar | |
| <!-- Type selection --> | is_ranged | yes |
| is_artillery | yes | |
| is_UK | ||
| service | 1940–present | |
| used_by | Finnish army | |
| Swedish army | ||
| Estonian army | ||
| German army | ||
| Latvian army | ||
| Lithuanian army | ||
| Portuguese army | ||
| wars | Continuation War | |
| Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||
| <!-- Production history --> | designer | Tampella |
| manufacturer | Tampella | |
| number | 596 by Tampella | |
| variants | ||
| weight | 260 kg | |
| part_length | 189 cm | |
| passengers | ||
| caliber | 120 mm | |
| rate | up to 20 rounds/minute | |
| velocity | 116-290 m/s | |
| max_range | 7200 m | |
| sights | ||
| traverse | ||
| haft_type | ||
| yield | ||
| steering |
Swedish army Estonian army German army Latvian army Lithuanian army Portuguese army Russian invasion of Ukraine
120 Krh/40 is a 120 mm mortar developed by the Finnish company Tampella (now Patria Vammas).
Use in Sweden
The 120 Krh/40 first entered service in 1940 after being ordered the previous year by Finland. It was exported to Sweden between 1941 and 1944 and later produced under license there. A total of 219 were exported by Tampella. The Swedish military calls them 12 cm granatkastare m/41 and they have continued to serve as the standard heavy mortar of the Swedish Army. In 1956, their base-plates were replaced by Swedish-manufactured Hotchkiss-Brandt M-56 baseplates. , 165 m/41D are still in service in the Estonian Land Forces and 22 are held by the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
They got a major increase in lethality when the STRIX top attack anti armour round was introduced in the 1990s; it is a smart weapon that homes in on the IR signature of armoured vehicles.
References
References
- "Finnish Army 1918 - 1945: 120 Mm Mortars".
- (5 August 2011). "m/41D 120 mm mortar (Sweden), Mortars".
- International Institute for Strategic Studies. (February 2016). "The Military Balance 2016". Routlegde.
- "UN Register: Military holdings - Lithuania 2016".
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