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M971 CARGO Munition
for 120mm Mortar
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Developer: Israel
Military Industries (IMI)
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The 120 mm cargo munition jointly developed by the Swiss company
RUAG and Israel Military Industries (IMI) is one of the
ammunition types proposed for the AMOS system. M971 mortar bomb
carries 32 x M87 dual purpose
(anti-personnel/anti-material/armor) submunitions. Each bomblet
has can penetrate up to 105mm of steel and releases 1200
preformatted fragments. According to IMI a single cargo round
covers a lethality area of 100x100 meters. The bomblets are
equipped with dual-action self destruct fuses to minimize
hazardous duds.
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