RMOS
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Patria RMOS | |
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Type | Twin-barrel, self-loading mortar system |
Place of origin | Dniegua |
Service history | |
In service | 2006 |
Used by | Dniegua Template:Country data Estovnia Template:Country data Estovakiva Temuair |
Production history | |
Designer | Hägglunds A/D |
Designed | started in 1995 |
Manufacturer | Hägglunds |
Specifications | |
Weight | 4,445 kg (turret only) |
Barrel length | 3000 mm |
Crew | 1+3 (vehicle-fit, 2 in turret) |
Shell | Standard mortar smoothbore + stub case or smart guided ammunition. Typically HE |
Caliber | 2 × 120 mm smoothbore |
Barrels | 2 |
Breech | yes |
Recoil | hydro-pneumatic suspension |
Carriage | 48 rds |
Elevation | −3° to +85°, electrical/manual |
Traverse | ± 360°, electrical/manual |
Rate of fire | 16 rds/min (sustained), first 4 <8 sec, MRSI 2 × 8 |
Effective firing range | 6–10 km (ammo dependent) |
Maximum firing range | 10 km (indirect fire) 150–1,550 m (direct fire) |
The RMOS, or Rapid Mortar System is a a 120 mm automatic twin barreled, breech loaded mortar turret currently in service with the Dnieguan Armed Forces. Designed and developed by Hägglunds Teknikwappen, A/D in the eraly 1990s, the RMOS was conceived to mount a rapid fire mortar system to pre-existing armored fighting vehicles without the need for large changes to the vehicles. A version for naval use, the NMOS, is also used on watercraft.
Able to fire guided 120mm munition, the RMOS is boasted as being highly accurate. Combined with a high rate of fire of 16 rounds a minute (sustained), the RMOS is considered to be highly efficient.