| 120 Krh/40 | |
| Origin: | Finland |
| Type: | Heavy mortar |
| Is Ranged: | yes |
| Is Artillery: | yes |
| Service: | 1940–present |
| Used By: | Finnish army Swedish army Estonian army German army Latvian army Lithuanian army Portuguese army |
| Wars: | Continuation War |
| Designer: | Tampella |
| Manufacturer: | Tampella |
| Number: | 596 by Tampella |
| Weight: | 260kg (570lb) |
| Part Length: | 189cm |
| Caliber: | 120mm |
| Rate: | up to 20 shots/minute |
| Velocity: | 116–290 m/s[1] |
| Max Range: | 7200m (23,600feet) |
120 Krh/40 is a 120 mm mortar developed by the Finnish company Tampella (now Patria Vammas).
The 120 Krh/40 first entered service in 1940 after being ordered the previous year by Finland. It was exported to Sweden between 1941 and 1944 and later produced under license there. A total of 219 were exported by Tampella.[1] The Swedish military calls them 12 cm Swedish: granatkastare m/41 and they have continued to serve as the standard heavy mortar of the Swedish Army. In 1956, their base-plates were replaced by Swedish-manufactured Hotchkiss-Brandt M-56 baseplates.[2], 165 m/41D are still in service in the Estonian Land Forces[3] and 22 are held by the Lithuanian Armed Forces.[4]
They got a major increase in lethality when the STRIX top attack anti armour round was introduced in the 1990s; it is a smart weapon that homes in on the IR signature of armoured vehicles.