120 KRH 92

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120 KRH 92


General Information
Military designation: Raska's crane unit in KRH 120
Manufacturer designation: Vammas
Manufacturer country: Finland
Development year: 1992
Start of production: 1992
Weapon Category: mortar
Team: 7th
Technical specifications
Pipe length: 2000 mm
Caliber :

120 mm

Cadence : 15 rounds / min

120 KRH 92 ( Finnish : 120 mm kranaatinheitin, malli 1992) is a Finnish 120 mm mortar . It has been manufactured by Patria , the country's largest arms company , since 1992 .

Technical specifications

  • Caliber: 120 mm
  • Total weight: about 500 kg
  • Rate of fire: 12 to 15 rounds / minute
  • Range: 7.3 km (maximum effective range)
  • Ammunition types: grenades, smoke cartridges, battlefield lighting and training ammunition
  • Muzzle velocity of the mortar, up to 362 m / s
  • Made in Finland

Individual evidence

  1. Kranaatinheittimet 1st maailmansodasta vuoteen 2014 - suomalainen Näkökulma (ins. Vesa Toivonen, Patria Oyj) ( Memento from September 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
  2. a b Raskas kranaatinheitin 120 KRH ( Memento from September 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive )