AMOS
Sign in to saveAMOS or Advanced Mortar System is a 120 mm semi-automatic twin barrelled, breech loaded mortar turret. AMOS has been fitted to a wide range of armoured vehicles, such as the Sisu Pasi, Patria AMV and Combat Vehicle 90. The Swedish Navy originally planned to fit AMOS to the CB90 assault craft, but found that it was too small to carry it. Instead, a project to develop the larger Combat Boat 2010 was launched specifically to carry AMOS. Sweden cancelled its acquisition of the AMOS in 2009 due to budget regulations by recommendations from Genomförandegruppen. In 2016 a new self propelled mort
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Patria AMOS
- Weapon.image
- Patria AMV XA-361 AMOS Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 02.JPG
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Finnish AMV with AMOS mortar turret
- Weapon.origin
- Finland/Sweden
- Weapon.type
- Twin-barrel, self-loading mortar system
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 2007
- Weapon.used_by
- Finnish Army
- Weapon.designer
- 50 % Patria Vammas Oy 50 % Alvis Hägglunds AB
- Weapon.design_date
- 1994–2006
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Patria Hägglunds Oy
- Weapon.weight
- (turret only)
- Weapon.part_length
- L/25
- Weapon.crew
- 1+3 (vehicle-fit, 2 in turret)
- Weapon.cartridge
- Standard mortar smoothbore + stub case or smart guided ammunition. Typically HE
- Weapon.caliber
- 2 × smoothbore
- Weapon.barrels
- 2
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Design
- Operators
- Current operators
- Potential orders
- Cancelled orders
- See also
- References
- External links
AMOS or Advanced Mortar System is a 120 mm semi-automatic twin barrelled, breech loaded mortar turret. AMOS has been fitted to a wide range of armoured vehicles, such as the Sisu Pasi, Patria AMV and Combat Vehicle 90. The Swedish Navy originally planned to fit AMOS to the CB90 assault craft, but found that it was too small to carry it. Instead, a project to develop the larger Combat Boat 2010 was launched specifically to carry AMOS. Sweden cancelled its acquisition of the AMOS in 2009 due to budget regulations by recommendations from Genomförandegruppen. In 2016 a new self propelled mortar system called Mjölner based on a CV90 hull was ordered by the Swedish armed forces, it is based on the AMOS and has many visual similarities but is not as advanced.
== Design == thumb|AMOS ammunition storage compartment