so elbit systems limited announced that it was awarded a contract of
approximately 27 million dollars by the swedish defense materials administration
to provide the swedish armed forces with m339 he mpt tank cartridge cartridges 120 millimeters
ammunition and the data management unit for the stridsvan 122 leopard 2 main battle tank mbt
the contract will be for 10 months suitable for all nato 120 millimeter smoothbore canon mbts
the m 339 as a high accuracy multi-purpose 120 millimeters tank ammunition that complies with
the applicable standards of the us military and nato the swedish armed forces chose the
m339 to increase the firepower and ability of the battle tank to attack a wide variety of targets
stridsvon 122 strv 122 is a swedish main battle tank based on an improved variant of the german
leopard 2 the same as the german leopard 2a5 using newer technologies such as command
control and fire control systems as well as reinforced armor and long range combat capacity
externally the vehicle can be distinguished from the leopard 2a5 by the french galix smoke
dispenser different storage compartments and thicker crew hatch the strv 122b
has been equipped with ibd dyson roth's modular amap composite armor to provide
360 degrees protection against threats such as explosive penetrators rocket propelled
grenades and improvised explosive devices the stridsvan 122 is designed to fight in
swedish conditions including heavily wooded areas as well as urban terrain
the m339 high explosive multi-purpose tracer key mpt tank cartridge is the ultimate multi-purpose
tank ammunition for battlefield and urban warfare the m 339 he mpt or hats of round was
developed by emi systems following lessons from the second lebanon war and operation
cast lead where the existing halalon ammunition was not efficient enough to deal with enemy forces
operating outside buildings and fortifications especially in areas densely populated
passive belonging to the same family as rake fed and colonic ammunition can be fired at
a range of up to five kilometers or about three miles suitable for all 120 millimeter
smoothbore nato main battle tanks l44 and l55 the m339 has a high accuracy multi-purpose
120 millimeters tank ammunition that meets nato's standard requirements
cartridges destroy bunkers field fortifications urban structures
lavs and apcs with medium and very lethal protection against descending infantry
the m339 is capable of penetrating 200 millimeters double reinforced concrete walls and operating
the warhead with a delay the programmable multi-function fuse has three operating modes
point detonation delay pd point detonation pd and air burst a b the m 339 meets mil spec
in nato stanag 4385 and 4493 requirements the m339 is designed for use with the leopard 2a4
a5 a6 ariat k1a1 a2 k2 m1a1 a2 m60a3 merkava 3 and 4 and other 120 millimeters main battle tanks