MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC of DEFENCE of the CZECH REPUBLIC
CZECH MORTARS PRESENT & FUTURE LTC MARTIN SUFAJZL (J7) & LTC NORBERT ZIPAJ (J5) sufajzlm@army.cz General Staff of the Czech Army 26 th OCTOBER 2016, LONDON, UK
CZECH MORTARS PRESENT & FUTURE THE CAPABILITIES AND FIRE POWER OF MORTARS IN THE CZECH ARMY MECHANIZED BATTALIONS. FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR PROCUREMENT AND REARMAMENT. COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY. WHAT WILL REARMAMENT AND MODERNIZATION LOOK LIKE FOR THE CZECH ARMY? 3
THE CAPABILITIES AND FIRE POWER OF MORTARS IN THE CZECH ARMY MECHANIZED BATTALIONS 4
CZECH MORTARS PRESENT & FUTURE 5
CZECH MORTARS PRESENT & FUTURE 6
CZECH MORTARS PRESENT & FUTURE 7
CZECH MORTARS PRESENT & FUTURE 8
THE CAPABILITIES AND FIRE POWER OF MORTARS IN THE CZECH ARMY MECHANIZED BATTALIONS main data of Czech mortars (120mm) M SpM rate of fire 10-12 rds/min 18-20 rds/min range +-250 (min) / +-8000 (max) +-500 (min) / +-8000 (max) crew 4 ammunition HE 16kg/2,66kg TNT speed +-15-20km*h -1 (with PV3S) terrain +-40km*h -1 (with PV3S) road +-25-30km*h -1 terrain +-60km*h -1 road 9
THE CAPABILITIES AND FIRE POWER OF MORTARS IN THE CZECH ARMY MECHANIZED BATTALIONS 10
FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR PROCUREMENT AND REARMAMENT 11
2017-2025 FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR PROCUREMENT AND REARMAMENT modernization project new mortar for Czech army 2017-2018 preparing project rules, financial budget, request specification 2018 government decision and tender start 2020-2025 realization of mortar modernization project 2025 delivery by provider to user official representative of the Czech Department of Defence is Deputy Minister Head of the Armaments and Acquisition Division 12
FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR PROCUREMENT AND REARMAMENT CZE ARMY BUDGET (BILLIONS CZK) last 5 yrs next 5 yrs 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 13 13
FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR PROCUREMENT AND REARMAMENT Patria Hägglunds Ruag HSW Hirtenberger BAE Systems Soltam System? 14
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY 15
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: FIRE RANGE, RATE OF FIRE, CREW 16
FIRE RANGE 17
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / FIRE RANGE 12.0 12 10.0 10 10 8.0 8 8 8.5 9 8.1 9 7 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.25 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.35 0.3 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.2 CZE M CZE SpM Patria NEMO Patria AMOS BAE AMSII HSW RAK Ruag Cobra Hirtenberger M12-1385 Hirtenberger M12-1535 Soltam Cardom 18
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / FIRE RANGE 12.0 12 10.0 10 10 8.0 8 8.5 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.35 0.3 CZE SpM Patria NEMO Patria AMOS BAE AMSII HSW RAK 19
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / FIRE RANGE minimum maximum SpM 500m 300m 350m 300m 8.000m CZE current 10.000m AMOS/NEMO 8.500m AMSII 12.000m RAK minimum maximum +20% AMOS/NEMO +6% AMSII +33% RAK 20
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / FIRE RANGE 12.0 10.0 8.0 8 9 8.1 9 7 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.2 CZE M Ruag Cobra Hirtenberger M12-1385 Hirtenberger M12-1535 Soltam Cardom 21
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / FIRE RANGE minimum maximum M 500m 8.000m CZE current 250m 9.000m Cobra 250m 8.100m M12-1385 250m 9.000m M12-1585 200m 7.000m Cadrom minimum maximum +11% Cobra +1% M12-1385 +11% M12-1585 -14% Cadrom 22
RATE OF FIRE 23
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / RATE OF FIRE 29.0 27.0 25.0 28 26 23.0 21.0 19.0 17.0 15.0 13.0 11.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 3.0 12 10 20 18 10 7 12 12 CZE M CZE SpM Patria NEMO Patria AMOS BAE AMSII HSW RAK Ruag Cobra Hirtenberger M12-1385 6 10 4 15 15 15 Hirtenberger M12-1535 12 Soltam Cardom 24
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / RATE OF FIRE 29.0 27.0 25.0 28 26 23.0 21.0 19.0 17.0 20 18 15.0 13.0 11.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 10 7 12 12 6 3.0 CZE SpM Patria NEMO Patria AMOS BAE AMSII HSW RAK 25
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / RATE OF FIRE SpM 18-20 CZE current (but only 8pcs in sevice over 30yrs) 7-10 NEMO 26-28 AMOS 6-12 AMSII 12 RAK 26
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / RATE OF FIRE 15.0 15 15 15 13.0 12 12 11.0 10 10 9.0 7.0 5.0 4 3.0 CZE M Ruag Cobra Hirtenberger M12-1385 Hirtenberger M12-1535 Soltam Cardom 27
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / RATE OF FIRE M 10-12 CZE current (with 40yrs old Praga) 4-10 Cobra 15 M12-1385 15 M12-1535 12-15 Cadrom 28
CREW 29
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / CREW M Plt (x4m) Bty (x3plt) 4rdb (x2bty) 7mechb (x2 Bty) Crew changes 4 16 48 96 96 CZE current 3 / 4 12 / 16 36 / 48 72 / 96 72 / 96 NEMO / AMOS 4 16 48 96 96 AMSII? 4? 16? 48? 96? 96 RAK? 4 or 5? 16 or 20? 48 or 60? 96 or 120? 96 or 120 PANDUR or AMV + COBRA M Plt (x3m) Bty (x2plt) 4rdb (x2bty) 7mechb (x2 Bty) Crew & organization changes 3 / 4 9 / 12 18 / 24 36 / 48 36 / 48 NEMO / AMOS 4 12 24 48 48 AMSII? 4? 12? 24? 48? 48 RAK? 4 or 5? 12 or 15? 24 or 30? 48 or 60? 48 or 60 PANDUR or AMV + COBRA 30
COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIRECT FIRE POST-REARMAMENT: LETHALITY, PRECISION, RANGE AND MOBILITY / CREW M Plt (x4m) Bty (x3plt) 4rdb (x2bty) 7mechb (x2 Bty) Crew changes 4 16 48 96 96 CZE current 3 / 4-25% / 0% NEMO / AMOS 4 0% AMSII? 4? 0% RAK? 4 or 5? 0% or +25% PANDUR or AMV + COBRA M Plt (x3m) Bty (x2plt) 4rdb (x2bty) 7mechb (x2 Bty) Crew & organization changes 3 / 4-43,75% / -25% -62,5% / -50% NEMO / AMOS 4-25% -50% AMSII? 4? -25%? -50% RAK? 4 or 5? -50% or -6%? -50% or -38%? -50% or -13% PANDUR / AMV + COBRA 31
WHAT WILL REARMAMENT AND MODERNIZATION LOOK LIKE FOR THE CZECH ARMY? 32
WHAT WILL REARMAMENT AND MODERNIZATION LOOK LIKE FOR THE CZECH ARMY? 120mms M/SpM???????????????? 33
WHAT WILL REARMAMENT AND MODERNIZATION LOOK LIKE FOR THE CZECH ARMY? 34
WHAT WILL REARMAMENT AND MODERNIZATION LOOK LIKE FOR THE CZECH ARMY? NEW 120mm M/SpM 35
T h a n k you for your attention LTC MARTIN SUFAJZL, Training Department J7 & LTC NORBERT ZIPAJ, Artillery Department J5