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Default Re: Multi OoB Mortar Discrepancies

This is the sort of thing Don loves to hate.

The 1,798 pound RT 120 is a French-designed 120 mm mortar that can fire smoothbore or rifled ammunition. It has a range of 8.2 km/ 5 miles, or 17 km/ 10 miles with rocket assisted projectiles currently under development. The MO 120 RT is currently in service with the French Army and other 23 armies worldwide, including 3 NATO countries.

Standard electronically-fused U.S. artillery fuses are fitted to the projectiles for point detonation or airburst capabilities.

Raytheon Test-Fires New GPS-Guided Mortar for Marines (December 18, 2014)
The Marine Corps program, called Precision Extended Range Mortar, or PERM, is aimed at developing and fielding precision-guided mortar rounds able to better pinpoint targets compared to existing mortar rounds. A typical mortar round travels about seven to eight kilometers. the PERM rounds can reach distances up to 16 kilometers.
In a recent test-firing, three rounds landed within 10 meters or less of the desired target.
The rounds were fired from a Marine Corps M327 120mm Rifled Towed Mortar. Raytheon and Israeli Military Industries are jointly developing PERM.

http://www.militaryfactory.com/small...allarms_id=910
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