Armed Forces
Last Rak Mortars Delivered to the 12th Mechanized Brigade
Deputy Minister of Defence announced that the 12th Mechanized Brigade has received its full inventory of Rak self-propelled mortars.
“Raks assembled! Another contract supervised by the Armament Agency has been successfully fulfilled. The 12th Mechanized Brigade has received the company-level fire module of Rak self-propelled mortars. We are proud that modern Polish-made equipment is reaching our soldiers,” wrote Minister Paweł Bejda on X.
🇵🇱 Raki w komplecie! Kolejna umowa nadzorowana przez @AgencjaUzbr pomyślnie zrealizowana. 12 Brygada Zmechanizowana odebrała kompanijny moduł ogniowy moździerzy samobieżnych #RAK. Cieszymy się, że nowoczesny sprzęt polskiej produkcji trafia do naszych żołnierzy 💪@PGZ_pl pic.twitter.com/mWysoSPagc
— Paweł Bejda (@pawelbejda) November 29, 2024
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The M120 Rak is a self-propelled 120mm mortar-howitzer. Its manned turret system is mounted on the chassis of the Rosomak APC. The turret body is made of rolled steel plates. Without additional armor, the module provides ballistic protection at Level 1 according to the STANAG 4569 standard. The gun-mortar is breech-loaded and features a mechanized ammunition supply system. The barrel has a smooth bore and measures 25 calibers in length.
Depending on the type of ammunition used, the range is between 8 and 12 km. Its rate of fire is 6-8 rounds per minute, with an ammunition capacity of 46 rounds, 20 of which are stored in the autoloader’s magazine. For self-defence, the platform is equipped with a UKM-2000 universal 7.62mm machine gun.