ASCOD Mortar Carrier

Notes: This is an ASCOD IFV chassis fitted with a turret mounting a 120mm breech-loading mortar. There is a mount by the commander's hatch for a weapon. The vehicle is equipped with a fire control computer and GPS to allow the vehicle to fire accurately at targets within 3 phases of a halt as long as the target's location is known. As of 2003, this vehicle was being aggressively marketed to countries who had bought the ASCOD APC, but none had been sold as of yet.

Twilight 2000 Notes: A rare vehicle, the ASCOD Mortar Carrier was considered a delight to its crews, as it is easy to maintain and allows the crew to fire from under armor protection, as well as conduct some limited direct fire and self-defense against armored targets and light vehicles.

Merc 2000 Notes: This vehicle was generally passed on, even by countries using the other vehicles in the ASCOD range; conventional mortar vehicles were simply cheaper.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$210,895

D, A

500 kg

25 tons

4

9

Thermal Imaging, Image Intensification

Shielded

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

128/90

25/20

860

213

Trtd

T3

TF14 TS7 TR6 HF18 HS5 HR4

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

+2

Fair

120mm gun/mortar, MG-3, MG-3 (C)

78x120mm, 2900x7.62mm

RN-94 Mortar Carrier

Notes: This is an RN-94 armored personnel carrier modified for the Turkish Army to carry an 81mm mortar. The mortar is usually a long-barreled long-range model (normally the TDA MO 81 LP, though others can be fitted), and fires through the rear deck, which is fitted with long hatches to allow this. There is no turret, but the commander's hatch has a machinegun mount.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This vehicle does not exist.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$76,612

D, A

900 kg

10.93 tons

5

4

Passive IR

Shielded

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

173/104

40/25/5

325

88

Stnd

W(4)

HF6 HS4 HR3

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

81mm TDA MO 81 LP mortar, M-2HB (C)

90x81mm, 1700x.50