Thor is ‘‘pushing the boundaries”
Building on the experience
with the 60mm MAPAM round,
Saab says the 120mm Thor is
‘‘pushing the boundaries even
further’’, providing more than
twice the effect of a conventional
120mm mortar round.
The company says traditional
airburst mortar rounds fitted
with a proximity fuse disperse
fragments in a number of
directions, which results in
some 50 per cent of fragments
scattering upwards, thereby
decreasing the effectiveness.
Thor is claimed to reduce this
fragment loss by some 2per cent, which means it is an
effective alternative to heavy
155mm artillery, giving operators
the option to hit the same
targets without having to call
on heavier support, Christopher
Leitner, head of marketing and
sales at SBDS, said.
SA Artillery