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The Availability of Mechanisms to Protect Crews Against Gun Tube Rupture

  The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center received a technical inquiry on protecting crews from gun tube rupture.  In particular, there is a possibility that a 120-mm mortar tube could rupture due to inclusions present…

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Details of Sweden’s 120 mm Mjolner Development Emerge

Manned firing trials of the prototype/demonstrator of BAE Systems Hagglunds’ CV90 twin 120 mm Mjolner mortar system are now underway and it is expected that the Critical Design Review (CDR) will take place by the end of 2017, which will lead to the design freeze and allow production to commence. When completed, the Mjolner system