Cardom
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The Cardom ( , stands for Computerized Autonomous Recoil Rapid Deployed Outrange Mortar) is an Israeli 81 mm/120 mm recoil mortar system (RMS), manufactured by Soltam Systems. It is used by the United States Army, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), NATO countries, and others. The Cardom is an autonomous, computerized system for mounting on light and medium armored carriers. The system provides accurate and effective fire support.
The Cardom ( , stands for Computerized Autonomous Recoil Rapid Deployed Outrange Mortar) is an Israeli 81 mm/120 mm recoil mortar system (RMS), manufactured by Soltam Systems. It is used by the United States Army, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), NATO countries, and others. The Cardom is an autonomous, computerized system for mounting on light and medium armored carriers. The system provides accurate and effective fire support.
Overview
The system uses a new computerized integrated navigation and self-positioning and aiming systems. Its modern target acquisition devices, together with a specially designed recoiling mortar system, attenuate the firing loads and enables mounting the systems on wheeled and tracked armoured fighting vehicles, or even soft-skinned vehicles such as trucks. The system's aiming mechanisms are linked to state-of-the-art command, control and communication systems, to achieve quick response automatic laying mode. The Cardom system takes target-acquisition data including range, bearing and position from an observation point and transmits it directly to the Cardom system. Using electrical servo motors, the mortar barrel is then set at the exact traverse and elevation angles to fire upon the target. The 120 mm Cardom has a burst rate of 16 rpm, followed by a 4 rpm sustained rate of fire.
Performance
in operation in Iraq]] Range: 7,000-8,000 meters Calibre: 120/81mm smoothbore and rifled Max rate of fire: 16 rounds per minute Traverse (deg): 360 Shoot of first round: less than 30 sec Crew: 2-4 dependent on carrier Dual mode: mounted and dismounted
Operators
of the Royal Danish Army]] Azerbaijani Land Forces Royal Bahraini Army special forces (purchased to Spain, fitted on the URO VAMTAC) Chilean Army Cameroon Army Royal Danish Army (also known as M/10 or Cardom 10) Israeli Army Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan Portuguese Army Philippine Army Spanish Army Royal Thai Army Uganda Army United States Army Zambian Army
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External links
Cardom mortar system on defense-update.com
Video
youtube video of Cardom system
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