120 Krh/40

• Name — 120 Krh/40 • Origin — Finland • Type — Heavy mortar • Is Ranged — yes • Is Artillery — yes • 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 • Designer — Tampella • Manufacturer — Tampella • Number — 596 by Tampella • Weight — 260 kg • Part Length — 189 cm • Caliber — 120 mm • Rate — up to 20 rounds/minute • Velocity — 116-290 m/s • Max Range — 7200 m

• Illustration — An m/41 mortar at a Regimental Day at the South Scanian Regiment. • Illustration — Loading the mortar into a cart. 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. As of 2016, 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.