Polish M120 RAK - on the battlefield: a military expert told about the features of mortars
This was stated by Valery Ryabikh, the Defense Express, Director for the Defense Express Information and Consulting Company. According to Ryabykh, self -propelled mortars of 120 mm can change positions within 30 seconds and in 1. 5 minutes to strike a devastating, sight of the enemy at a distance of up to 12 kilometers. "After that, move to another position within 20 seconds, so as not to be a victim of a counter -battery struggle," Ryabikh said.
Units of the 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade already have similar systems in service. This greatly increases the capacity of the Armed Forces on the front line, he said. "This ensures the safety of the military personnel and increases the enemy's destruction. The Armed Forces can now firing 120 mm mortar, covering up the armor. They can quickly carry out a maneuver to take firing positions," the military expert added.
According to him, this system is developed in Poland, given the needs that are relevant on the battlefield for the Armed Forces. "In particular, mortars are designed to meet the needs of linear troops, mechanized units and to increase maneuver, mobility and firearms of troops," he explained. Experts gave the main characteristics of self-propelled mortars RAK: as reported by Focus, the Polish self-propelled mortar RAK received fighters of the 44th separate mechanized brigade.
The relevant photos were posted on December 10. Experts call the M120 RAK a very powerful 120 mm self-propelled mortar installation, which can fire remotely, equipped with a digital fire control system, thermal imagers and a laser rangefinder. At the same time, in the realities of modern fighting, RAK is best found somewhere in the border area, but not near the line of combat. So, in particular, the military expert Alexander Kovalenko believes.