120 Krh/40 is a 120 mm mortar developed by Finnish

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(now Patria Vammas).

Use in Sweden

The 120 Krh/40 first entered service in 1940 after being ordered the prior year by

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. It was also exported to Sweden between 1941 and 1944 and later produced under license in Sweden. A total of 219 was exported by Tampella. The Swedish military calls them ''12 cm m/41'' and they have continued to serve as the standard heavy mortar of the

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. In 1956, their base-plates were replaced by Swedish-manufactured

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M-56 baseplates. , 165 m/41D are still in service in the Estonian Land Forces and 22 are held by the

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. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:M 41D Tampella 120mm mortars Infantry mortars Artillery of Sweden World War II military equipment of Finland Mortars of Finland Military equipment introduced in the 1940s